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Thursday, March 02, 2006

Book Chat With Brenda Coulter

I've had the privilege of starting Brenda Coulter's novel, A Family Forever (now on sale!). I haven't finished yet (I will though, promise), but what I've dipped into so far has been well written and enjoyably read. Check out some of the other sites on the Blog Tour for more feedback on the book (check the comments if links aren't in the body of the post). Brenda's also got a blog; be sure to stop by there, too.

Brenda took a chance and agreed to answer some of my questions. Take a look:
  1. Which darling (character/scene/plot element) was most painful to
    kill?

    I tend to write long, so I did have to do a good bit of cutting, and then my editor pared things down further. But I honestly can't remember any particular darlings that I had to kill. That doesn't mean I didn't kill any; simply that I have an uncanny ability to forget my dead darlings after a shockingly brief period of mourning. I couldn't even tell you where they're buried--unlike many authors, I don't keep files of deleted scenes. So when I say I can't think of any examples of the darlings I've killed, I'm not ducking the question. I'm admitting that I'm a callous creator.


  2. The Estrogen Channel wants to make a movie of the week based on A Family Forever (AFF). They've got an unlimited budget ... who's your dream cast?

    Oh, why don't we just sign a bunch of unknowns and make 'em famous?


  3. What's the perfect music to listen to while reading AFF?

    Beats me. I can tell you that I listened to a lot of alternative and classic rock while writing it. (That scene where Tucker's wearing an open Hawaiian shirt and riffing on an air guitar while the radio in his garage is blaring? I didn't put this in the book, but he was groovin' to Clapton, just like I was. Or maybe it was the Duane Allman. I forget.) I also listened to a lot of Celtic music and a bunch of violin concertos. (I almost wrote "concerti," which is the proper plural, but I was afraid you'd think I was showing off.)


  4. The Bon Bon-Bon Compaigne of Belgium wants to start a line of
    Romance Chocolates: describe the flavor, texture, etc., of AFF?

    It's a rich, dark chocolate truffle, rolled in granulated sugar. I don't want to get any more descriptive than that because there's no sense getting myself all worked up when there's no chocolate of any kind in my house at present.


  5. In response to my "101 Household Uses" for your novel, you suggested making paper airplanes [this would be super-secret use #103], What's your favorite style?

    The classic dart [Chris says: it's in the middle of the page], no contest. Simple and quick to make, it's a proven performer. No wonder it's still the number one choice of bored geometry students everywhere.


Thanks for playing along, Brenda. I'm sorry I haven't finished your book; I left it until the final week and then ran short of pleasure-reading time. And reading your book has been a pleasure. I'll buckle down and take the reading of your third inspirational romance -- Fervent Love, Virtuous Loins -- more seriously. Honest.

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2 Snarky Remarks:

Can't wait to read Brenda's book--I have all my friends on Wal-mart altert.

Believe me, I'll get that phone call the second it rolls into the city limits.

(I have a lot of retired friends from church.)
Blogger Angie Poole, at 5:37 AM  
Chris, you are so funny. :)
I plan to read this novel this spring.

Dee
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