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1st July 2007, 10:31 PM
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| Goblin Princess  | Questions for Tad Williams -- Upcoming interview I spent some time with Tad Williams at Westercon this weekend and he has graciously agreed to be the subject of a Chronicles interview. So, Tad fans, here's your chance -- and this thread is the place -- to ask any burning questions you might have for the talented Mr. Williams. |
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2nd July 2007, 08:09 AM
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| Re: Questions for Tad Williams -- Upcoming interview Great coup getting Tad to agree to an interview. I'm envious of you...  I would like to know who his main literary influences are and which of his books or series is his personal favourite. |
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5th July 2007, 10:28 PM
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| Last of the Windsong Clan  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canada
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| Re: Questions for Tad Williams -- Upcoming interview Aye, well done getting the interview. Does he ever find the time to play any of the Massive Multiplayer Online games? Like for instance just recently an online game for Lord of the Rings has been released, do games like that interest Mr Williams? I ask this because of his Otherland story and how the MMO of today could be the beginning of something like Otherland. |
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6th July 2007, 12:15 PM
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| Heya Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand (Aotorea)
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| Re: Questions for Tad Williams -- Upcoming interview A real live famous author on these forums... I'm impressed. I don't suppose if you have the time you could ask Tad what kind of music inspires such a man to such greatness? Or just what he listens to most days, anyway. Thanks. |
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16th July 2007, 08:17 PM
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| Re: Questions for Tad Williams -- Upcoming interview I have read only one book of him so far and liked it. The War of The Flowers. I havent checked what he thinks about that book so here goes. Ask him if he might write another book about Fairy like those in The War of The Flowers. Not a sequal or anything, i just liked his version of the diffrent kind of fairy and their world. |
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17th July 2007, 10:03 AM
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| I'm so dizzy...  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Warwickshire
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| Re: Questions for Tad Williams -- Upcoming interview WOW! Sooo exciting! I'd like to know (because a certain JKR makes such a fuss about it) does he ever feel 'real grief' at killing off a character? Also, are there any characters he'd like to do a spin-off on? Which of his books is he proudest of? If he could live in any of the locations he's dreamt up, which would it be? (I'd like to live in Rimmersgaard, I have a viking thing!) Also, just because... what's his favourite take out meal? Sorry for sounding like a stalker... this is very cool! Nice one! |
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17th July 2007, 12:54 PM
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| Keep Moving Forward!  | Re: Questions for Tad Williams -- Upcoming interview It's the old chestnut, but... where do his ideas come from? In the broad sense of sources of inspiration, and in the more practical sense of where a story starts - the plot, the setting, or a character. Oh, and how intensive is his world-building? Is everything down before a word is written, or does the setting organically evolve as the story unfolds? |
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20th July 2007, 01:49 AM
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| Goblin Princess | Re: Questions for Tad Williams -- Upcoming interview I'm going to keep this thread open for questions through Sunday, then I'll be organizing them and sending them off sometime next week. In the meantime, if anyone has read Otherland (I haven't) and can suggest any other good questions in addition to Rahl's, I'd be grateful for the input. |
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20th July 2007, 08:57 AM
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| Re: Questions for Tad Williams -- Upcoming interview I've read the Otherland series but don't have any key questions other than to ask if he's ever considered going back there again with at least some of the original cast of characters. W/o providing spoilers the story arc in one sense is complete but what about the possibility of another online adventure or generally even just something else entirely that's more Hard SF than Fantasy in the future?? |
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23rd July 2007, 04:39 AM
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| Re: Questions for Tad Williams -- Upcoming interview Something I've always wondered about Otherland... It was a great series, my favorite of his. Where did he get the inspiration for some of the lead characters, i.e. a Bushman, a struggling African woman with a domineering father, a gamer, an Aborigine, etc.? Some characters in his books just crack me up, like Long Joseph and Isgrimnur. Does he realize the humor they portray as he's writing, or is it just a byproduct of the situations? For instance, Long Joseph was domineering, a drunk, not too bright or nice, but his overal character... the way he thinks, interacts, etc. was hilarious. |
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17th August 2007, 11:45 PM
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| Last of the Windsong Clan Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canada
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| Re: Questions for Tad Williams -- Upcoming interview Is there any update on this interview? I would love it if the interview could be posted here in the forum, anyone know if that will happen? |
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