I received a very interesting email from Sarah at Open Road
Media, the publicist of Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer. She
informed me that the authors recently re-released three books together in
ebook format: Sorcery and Cecelia, The
Mislaid Magician and The
Grand Tour.
Here is what Sarah said...
"Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer began writing to
one another "in character" as part of a Letter Game (Wrede as Cecy
and Stevermer as Kate), neither author intended for a novel to come of it!
After about six months of writing back and forth, they compiled all of their
letters and decided they would make a really neat book. It wasn't until this
point, when the game was over, that the two went back through their notes and
edited everything to fit into a cohesive novel."
So today, I'm giving you the links to the original letters
and what they turned into for the book. I love sneak peaks like this into the
making of a story. I hope you enjoy it too.
Isn't that fascinating? I love that these two authors got
into character and wrote to each other for entertainment. That they then turned
their fun into a book is even more awesome. See how much fun authors are?
After reading the letters, what are your thoughts?
This is a great example of how using letters in fiction can
give a 1st person point of view to the reader of our characters.
Can't wait to check out the books!
2 comments:
Thanks for the information, these books are wonderful!
Enchanted chocolate? Sounds like something right up my alley! :D
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