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Post by R. on Aug 2, 2021 16:04:10 GMT -5
Were any of the children in All The Wrong Questions inspired by real kids you knew when you were younger, and can you tell me a bit about them?
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Post by Christmas Chief on Aug 2, 2021 22:57:51 GMT -5
Thank you again for organizing this, Semblance! Here are some questions:
1. What bitter truth do you most prefer to avoid? 2. What is the most beautiful book you have read in the past year? 3. How can a beginner increase her interest in poetry?
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Post by Mr. Sharpe on Aug 2, 2021 23:26:23 GMT -5
Was it your decision to have Patrick Warburton return as Lemony Snicket for the "Poison for Breakfast" audiobook?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2021 0:05:36 GMT -5
What is your favorite flavor of Pop-Tart?
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Post by B. on Aug 3, 2021 0:30:51 GMT -5
What is your favorite flavor of Pop-Tart? Yes!! Before you were a full-time writer what job(s) did you do, and how did you handle others telling you a writer wasn't a realistic career (assuming they did)?
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Post by twigz on Aug 3, 2021 7:48:17 GMT -5
1. Do you ever listen to the Gothic Archies? 2. The Snicket books are set in an unspecified time period and context. Do you think that the timelessness augments ASOUE and ATWQ’s place in literature to one day become canonical? 3. What do you predict the next real-life schism will be?
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Post by ryantrimble457 on Aug 3, 2021 12:11:35 GMT -5
Thank you for organizing this! Here's my question: what are some plot ideas or elements that you considered for the series but ultimately discarded? And how far along into writing did any of these make it?
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Post by Optimism is my Phil-osophy on Aug 3, 2021 12:34:02 GMT -5
Question 1 - The Betrice Letters is an amazing visual artwork. What was your role in deciding the artistic choices for the book? Did you come up with ideas for making the poster, the cover in file format, the tear-off letters and the paper formats for each letter?
Question 2 - 13 Shocking Secrets You'll Wish You Never Knew About Lemony Snicket isn't much talked about among fans. I want to know: is the text of this booklet your work, or did someone else write it? Did you provide ideas or actually write something contained there?
Question 3 - Some fans have commented that their feelings about ASOUE have changed over the years. What are your current feelings about ASOUE? Do you consider it a work that has taken on a life of its own, so to speak? Do you personally have fun thinking about what you've written? Do you think the work is overrated or do you really feel proud to have written something that has really marked the history of world literature?
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Post by Isadora Is a Door on Aug 3, 2021 15:00:58 GMT -5
If Black Ink is so good, then why are you bothering with Poison for Breakfast?
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Aug 8, 2021 14:43:48 GMT -5
What role has secondary literature (i.e. literary criticism) played in your development as a reader and enthusiast of prose and poetry? Please take into consideration that my above question was not selected when proposed back in 2016. Thank you, Semblance, for this opportunity!
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Post by TheAsh on Aug 9, 2021 7:22:54 GMT -5
1) Is it mere coincidence that both the octopus boat and the lifeboat are both named Carmalita and Olaf? Especially since the lifeboat has an octopus figurehead.
2)How much effort did you spend working out the chronology of events?
3) JK Rowling famously said after being asked a question on Harry Potter that she is terrible with maths. Is there anything that you are terrible at that may have affected ASOUE or ATWQ?
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Post by Optimism is my Phil-osophy on Aug 9, 2021 11:54:44 GMT -5
A recent article written by a fan described the so-called "ASOUE Effect". Among other things he wrote: "The ASOUE effect has become something that no one can replicate perfectly because of the imperfections, coincidences, inconsistencies, lack of discernment, drawings, photographs, poetry, and Daniel Handler's somewhat aimless creativity together have come in an incredible way to form a set of actually much more impressive work than Daniel Handler himself could have done by his own willpower." Do you agree with that or is there something else you hold responsible for ASOUE being so good?
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Post by TheAsh on Aug 9, 2021 13:01:56 GMT -5
A recent article written by a fan How modest...
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Post by carmelita0cheryl on Aug 10, 2021 10:17:41 GMT -5
Fabulous idea. I am not expecting to get a satisfying answer to any of these below though, must try it anyway. Somebody had/has to ever ask these officially.
Are you planning on writing more ASOUE related work? There've been rumors, you're altready fed up with the ASOUE world.
Was it ever determined which character is the Quagmire fire arsonist or was it just a move to make the Netflix adaptation more mysterious?
What was kind of relationship did Lena Pukalie have with Count Olaf?
Did you enjoy more writing ASOUE or ATWQ?
What is Duchess R's relation to Jacquelyn Scieszka if there is any? I believe she was her adoptive mother.
There's been a theory that there are dead VFD agents under the Baudelaire mansion. What do you think about it?
Was Ms. Tench's reference to Berlin, '39' had anything to do with her personal preferences?
Anything important for uss to know about the Baudelaire arsonist except they started the fire and their indentity is and may always remain unknown?
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Post by R. on Aug 10, 2021 12:41:23 GMT -5
Confusing book and Netflix canon again are we?
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