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Post by Agathological on Apr 6, 2016 13:07:12 GMT -5
1.) In the same vein as thedoctorworwell, what is S. Theodora Marksons' favourite book?
2.) Has Mrs Bass been released from prison for the crime of bank robbery?
3.) You said that the surviving Denouement brothers are now running less glamours hotels; is one of them working at the Hotel Preludio?
4.) What, if anything, should readers take from the schism of V.F.D.? That the world can never be truly quiet? That varied interests aren't good at uniting a common goal? That good people can do bad things an vice-a-versa?
5.) Why isn't mycology more respected than botany?!
6.) What does the S. in S. Theodora Markson stand for?
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Post by Liam R. Findlay on Apr 8, 2016 12:22:22 GMT -5
-Some people are uncomfortable about the representation of the ambiguously-gendered henchperson and that their gender is seen as a reason for them to be frightening. Did you consider this reading while writing the series and does it concern you? -Did Mr. Helquist illustrate any characters significantly differently to how you imaged them? For example, Olaf has an iconic image- is his design accurate to your imagining? -Will we ever discover more about the Quagmire triplets from Mr. Snicket? -667 Dark Avenue member gliquey counted the days between the children leaving Mr. Poe at the V.F.D. village and them seeing him again at Briny Beach; it was found to be less than a fortnight, but the children think that Mr. Poe looks older and they wonder how much older they look themselves. Is it right to assume that months are supposed to have passed between book seven and book eleven, and if so, when did they occur? -In The Reptile Room, Olaf is said to have grown a beard, but in The Carnivorous Carnival, Sunny uses it as a disguise. Is she hiding behind Olaf's real facial hair? -Can you please encourage your publisher to get Mr. Helquist to illustrate for you again in the future?
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Post by Esmé's meme is meh on Apr 8, 2016 12:40:56 GMT -5
-In The Reptile Room, Olaf is said to have grown a beard, but in The Carnivorous Carnival, Sunny uses it as a disguise. Is she hiding behind Olaf's real facial hair? God I never thought of that. Creepy.
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Post by Agathological on Apr 8, 2016 16:14:29 GMT -5
-667 Dark Avenue member gliquey counted the days between the children leaving Mr. Poe at the V.F.D. village and them seeing him again at Briny Beach; it was found to be less than a fortnight, but the children think that Mr. Poe looks older and they wonder how much older they look themselves. Is it right to assume that months are supposed to have passed between book seven and book eleven, and if so, when did they occur? I've noticed that; the time the series takes up is quite small. I believe the big chunks of time in the series are spent when they are at the Poe household between the books from 1 to 7 that is never talked about. I believe these are the following time scales (off the top of my head): Book 1 -Two weeks Book 2 -Eight days Book 3 -A week Book 4 -Four days Book 5 -A month Book 6 -A week Book 7 -A week
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Post by Hermes on Apr 8, 2016 16:33:13 GMT -5
-667 Dark Avenue member gliquey counted the days between the children leaving Mr. Poe at the V.F.D. village and them seeing him again at Briny Beach; it was found to be less than a fortnight, but the children think that Mr. Poe looks older and they wonder how much older they look themselves. Is it right to assume that months are supposed to have passed between book seven and book eleven, and if so, when did they occur? I've noticed that; the time the series takes up is quite small. I believe the big chunks of time in the series are spent when they are at the Poe household between the books from 1 to 7 that is never talked about. I believe these are the following time scales (off the top of my head): Book 1 -Two weeks Book 2 -Eight days Book 3 -A week Book 4 -Four days Book 5 -A month Book 6 -A week Book 7 -A week Yes, the series as a whole doesn't take much time - but the first half can be stretched out to about six months, if you allow some time with Mr Poe between books. Someone noted a while ago that there are references to full moons in several books, which suggests they are happening at monthly intervals. But it's the second half which is really amazingly fast - it's possible to count the days, and it's about two weeks, and there's a sense of urgency in much of the narrative which makes it hard to see how it could be happening more slowly; and yet at the end it feels that far more than two weeks have passed. (In the real world as this was written, of course, several years had.)
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Post by lorelai on Apr 9, 2016 14:58:07 GMT -5
We know Vice Principal Nero is as good as a villain, but is the principal of Prufrock Prep a volunteer?
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Post by Liam R. Findlay on Apr 14, 2016 13:28:08 GMT -5
The movie is my favourite movie and is what introduced me to the series. Almost every shot is rich with production value and a solid, unique style. Some features deviate from the impression that the books give, such as Olaf's performance, but I accept them as aspects of just one perception. Do you like the movie and is there anything you would especially prefer to be different about it?
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Post by Tryina Denouement on Apr 15, 2016 12:21:17 GMT -5
Optional non-LS specific question: If one of the students at your school was rumored to be a vampire, what would you do?
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Post by Eponine on Apr 15, 2016 19:18:08 GMT -5
After the creation of the film and upcoming series, can you still clearly imagine your characters the way you originally created them?
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Post by B. on Apr 16, 2016 1:47:12 GMT -5
Optional non-LS specific question I'd just like to point out that although the majority of questions we've had so far are related to Snicket's works, everyone is more then welcome to submit unrelated questions (and I would encourage it).
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Post by Linda Rhaldeen on Apr 16, 2016 23:03:13 GMT -5
What is your favorite brand of rootbeer?
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Post by ryantrimble457 on Apr 17, 2016 20:24:59 GMT -5
Hoping this hasn't been asked yet, but--
I know, originally, the publishers only ordered 4 books in ASoUE. How did your plans for the plot change after the number of books you were to write was upped? Did you always have 13 planned out and just hoped you'd get the chance to write them? I'm very interested in anything you have to tell us about the series' early development!
Ps--thank you to all those involved in putting this together! This is fantastic.
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Post by Cafe SalMONAlla on Apr 17, 2016 21:40:29 GMT -5
How and at what point did the idea to write a prequel begin brewing? I want to say that I hope you liked your visit to Australia last year, but being obliged to make it into a question, I shall ask: how did you like Australia?
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Post by Dante on Apr 18, 2016 4:34:24 GMT -5
I know, originally, the plan wasn't to write 13 books. How many were originally ordered and how did plans for those differ from the books as we know them now? Without wishing to pre-empt Mr. Handler's answer, as I think the question is a good one and I hope it will result in us knowing more about the early plans for the series (a subject of personal interest) - there is a little information on this subject that we already have, so please start a thread in SSeries if you'd like to learn more.
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Post by Liam R. Findlay on Apr 19, 2016 16:21:05 GMT -5
A Series of Unfortunate Events and All The Wrong Questions make some progressive suggestions towards combatting mysogyny, gender stereotypes and homophobia (some more explicit than others). Meanwhile, I've seen some fans speculate over certain characters' sexualities. Did you consciously write any LGBT characters into this world and if so, which ones? I don't ask because it's exciting gossip to know people's sexualities, but because it can represent hope, admiration and confidence in young LGBT readers who may be seeking relevant familiarity and representation in literature of which they are fond.
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