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SFFWRTCHT: Any plans to do more “Fey” books or another fantasy series perhaps? KKR: The next Fey book will come out in late 2012. I have to research my own world. It’s been a while. SFFWRTCHT: That brings up a good question. Do you keep files on your worlds or a spreadsheet of data? Or is that organic, too? KKR: Yeah, but it’s haphazard. I’m not a spreadsheet kind of gal. Right now, a writer friend is doing a Guide to the Fey which WMG will publish when it’s done. Mostly, though, it’s to help me. Post-Its can only do so much. You should see my research books. Filled with Post-its. That’s why I don’t research on my Kindle. SFFWRTCHT: You’ve collaborated with your husband, Dean, and Kevin J. Anderson. How does collaboration work for you? Do you alternate scenes? KKR: Collaboration is different with different writers. Kev and I are more compatible. Dean and I fought until we found a system. Some of that is relationships. Kev is like my second brother. Dean is my spousal unit and therefore can be wrong. Kev and I fought about who got the great scenes and alternated. (We ultimately chose who got the “gushy” parts). Dean writes the plot draft, and I “color,” add setting and characters. We can’t brainstorm together or someone will die. |