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[vierran45]

And moving on to books, today's book-ordering consisted of:

1) The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter. I saw a dramatised version of this in the Swedish speaking channel on Finnish TV sometime in my teens, and it left a lasting impressiong with me ( IIRC, it was subbed in Swedish and had English sound. I stumbled on the channel and was instantly

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[calixa]

Yay, Diana Wynne Jones!! Is The Game a new release?

[vierran45]

Yes, I think it's a new novella. But she has enough fans to buy it as a hardcover book :p.

[melissa_writing]

RE: Wicked Lovely
You really are just too sweet. Thank you.

Melissa

[vierran45]

Even though I'm much older than your target reading-group, I loved the version I read, so I'm trying to recommend it to everyone I know. The published version is probably going to be even better (tighter story and all) than the one I read, so what is there not to recommend :).

I can't wait to read INK and some more stories by you, since I always enjoy well-written stories, whatever age-group they are aimed at .

[melissa_writing]

RE: final text
I think it's a lot tighter. The version you read was the original manuscript that my agent initially shopped. There are some scenes that are now gone from the text, details added, & of course, all that tightening & fine tuning. It reads so much better now. Such is the beauty of having two awesome editors . . .

RE: Target readers
Harper UK is marketing to adult & YA readers. A number of adult paranormal romance author in the US have read it & reacted as you are . . . It wasn't the market I intended, but I'm glad it's pleasing to adult readers too.

RE: INK, et al
Thank you :)

Melissa

[meril]

I just finished Jade Tiger. If you love strong heroines (and martial arts movies) it's great.

[vierran45]

Sounds good :). Thank you for the info.