Welcome to the A to Z Challenge. This year I’m blogging about the Behind the Scenes for the Echoes Trilogy – a story a started writing about six years ago.
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If I could ask each character in Echoes a question, here’s the questions I would ask:
To King Dalan: How would you respond if you you found out that Princess Rylie was actually echoes?
To Queen Lena: Keeping Princess Rylie’s echoship a secret was a huge decision on your part. Do you ever wish you would have announced it to the public to see how King Dalan would respond?
To Princess Rylie: How does it feel to be a fake?
To Nicolette: How in the world would you ever respond if you did end up liking one of the suitors who comes around to try and impress Princess Rylie?
To Raquel: What would you do if you found out the truth about your mother?
To Teah: If you had a day to anonymously fill King Dalan’s ears with the truth, what would you tell him?
To Marina: Do you know your excessive chattering annoys the princesses?
To Mikalya: What was it like winning Teah’s trust? Was it a game to you, or did it feel serious the entire time?
To Uncle Izaac: Did you ever suspect the truth?
To Keagan: Which one is your favorite?
Oh. My. Goodness. As I was writing the question for one of the characters one of those nearly mind-blowing plot twists popped into my mind and legit made tears come to my eyes. I suppose this is really a fantastic way to brainstorm. My Echoes world is being rocked yet again, folks….
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And, on the note of questions, I’ve decided to do a Q&A vlog!
So, that means y’all get to ask whatever questions your blessed heart desires. I’ve wanted to do a Q&A vlog for probably about four or five years now, so I’m looking forward to this a lot. *cue excitement*
You can ask questions about:
- The Echoes trilogy
- My writing
- My life in general
- My favorite books
- My favorite writerly memories
- How I get ideas for blogging….
- Or pretty much anything else under the sun.
So please, ask away!
Noveltea 
Do we get the answers next year for letter A? Love the tree!
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Haha, that’s a great question! If you mean the answers to the questions I asked the characters? No, because that would give away too much of the storyline. 😉 If you meant the questions for the vlog? Well, I hope to do the vlog next week. =)
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Good questions. Makes me want to read the book to find the answers. Find me here. LINK
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Thank you for stopping by, and I’m glad the questions snagged your interest. 🙂
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So when is your Echoes trilogy going to be published? I really want to read it! 😊
Also, what inspired you to start writing?
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Wonderful questions! Thank you for asking them. I’ll answer your second question via vlog, but as for your first question… Well, I’m hoping to go traditional with it, so I really have no clue when it will be published. But YAY! I’m so glad you want to read it. =)
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What does a typical day in your life look like? How do you get past writer’s block?
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Oooh! Those are great questions. Now I’m sitting here pondering how I’ll answer them. 😉
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Lyds! You and your plot twists terrify me!! I’m scared for all my fictional friends!!
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No one dies in this plot twist (or, at least not very many people…), so you should be fine. 😉
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Those questions seem like a great way to work on plots! In fact, you give me an idea, for something I might want to do before I start my next book…
The Ninja Librarian’s Favorite Characters
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The funny thing is I wasn’t even thinking of it as a brainstorming technique! I think I’ll have to use it more in the future, too. =)
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Q&A Vlog is a great idea 🙂 Happy fo you that you got to fulfill your long-dream:)
How is #AtoZChallenge treating you?
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Thanks! And so far I’ve been having a lot of fun with the #AtoZChallenge! I’ve visited nearly a hundred blogs, so that’s been great. =)
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So very cool and good for you. Someday I will get all my stories down on paper and hopefully published. Baby steps for me though. And G O H A W K S !!! Check back tomorrow and you’ll know if they won…:0
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That would be great. 🙂 And, I hope for your sake that they do win. Have fun cheering for them, and thanks for stopping by!
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Thank you so much, Lydia ❤ Go Hawks !!
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Great post! As for questions, Where is your favorite place to write? How do you get your inspiration?
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Ooh, I like those questions! Thank you for asking them. =)
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Welcome!
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Fantastic post! A Q&A vlog sounds super fun – my question is, your blog is always such a happy, inspirational place. How do you stay so positive? =) Also, how did it feel to see your books in person for the first time? 😀
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Aww, thanks, Claire! That’s so sweet of you to say that! I’m glad you find it to be inspiring. Seriously, that makes me really happy! And thanks for the questions. I look forward to answering them!
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Your previous book your wrote, When Life Hands You Lymes, really gave an in depth look into Lyme’s disease. What are some things you learned through having Lyme’s?
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Oooh! Now that’s a good question, Kaitlyn! Thanks for asking! =)
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So cool that you ended up tricking yourself into brainstorming. Whatever works, right? When I’m feeling stuck, I sometimes ask a character a question, and usually within a paragraph or two of clunky writing, I’m off and sailing.
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That’s a great way to get unstuck! I think the hardest part for me was trying to ask questions that I didn’t know the answers to. I’ve worked with these characters for about six years now, so I know a LOT about them. 🙂
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Have you ever written a whole chapter, and then disliked it so much that you erased the whole thing and started over?
Have you ever fallen asleep while writing?
The siblings ask: How do you come up with such good stories? 🙂
AND, If you were stranded on a deserted island (with 1 coconut tree) in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, with no means of communication with the outside world, what would you do? 🙂
Have fun! 🙂
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OOOOHHH!!! Yes, yes, yes for these questions! Good job, Kaitlyn and siblings! And awww, your siblings are sweet to ask that question. Makes me smile. =)
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I am new to your blog so I checked out your dream list to complete before your birthday this year. That is a big list, how are you doing with it? Did you go to college for writing? I also saw a cat in a photo, is that your kitty?
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Ah thank you for checking out my other pages, and WELCOME to Noveltea! I’m so glad to have you around. Also, thanks for the questions!
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Great post. I like how you encourage your readers to be involved in your post through questions. Wonderful idea.
Thanks for visiting my post: Q for Quiet.
Shari
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Thank you. I have fun getting to interact with the wonderful people who read my blog. =)
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I agree. Questions help you to think about where you are going and get the reader involved.
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Questions are a lot of fun! I use them in real life all the time. 🙂
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Just found you..i, too am doing A-to-Z challenge. kind of hate for it to end. you sound like you’re having a great time with your writing. yeah!
Lightheaded: Retiring at 8300 feet
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Yep! I did have a lot of fun with the challenge, but I can’t exactly say I’m sorry to see it end. 😉 I’m happy to get back to my more regular posts, and no posting on Saturdays. 😉
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Your questions to your characters are so intriguing! 🙂
With Love,
Mandy
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Thank you! I had fun working on them. 🙂
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