Suvudu is attending the 2011 San Diego Comic Con!
Why? Because Suvudu is like Comic Con all year ’round!
The crazy thing is, the convention is only a week away. Soon I will be flying out of Seattle to join my other Suvudu contributors in SoCal. There are also dozens of fantasy and sci-fi authors attending the convention. To use a word from The Three Amigos, a plethora. That means Suvudu will be surrounded by some of the best in the business—not to mention 120,000 geeking fans.
That’s where you come in!
Not everyone can attend Comic Con. They have limited space. Therefore, I am video interviewing a number of authors while in San Diego and one of them is the YA fiction master, Scott Westerfeld!
So post your questions for Scott below in the comments field. I’ll try my best to ask him as many as possible in the time we have allotted—on video, even!
Also, if any of you are going to 2011 Comic Con, be sure to find the Random House / Suvudu aisle. We’ll be in the thick of it. Stop by and say hello. Who knows? We may even want to sit you down for a video interview of your own about the convention, what you’ve purchased, who you’ve met and what you’ve gotten signed!
More in a week! Stay tuned!
Hi Mr. Westerfeld. Does Alek’s crew actually care about him, or are they just doing their duty?
What are you planning to write (or maybe even writing in secret already)) after Leviathan trilogy and artbook/encyclopaedia/etc. is out? Any plans for a fantasy novel? Since fantasy is the only major genre, I think, that you didn’t use. Under your own name, anyway.
And many thanks for your books, they are such a joy!
In the Leviathan trilogy you have created an alternate world that, aside from the technological and biological advances, is historically similar to our own reality. For example, the catalyst and early progression of the Great War seems to follow our history tolerably well; however, due to the way the books are written it seems the clash between the Darwinists and the Clankers may be over before the Christmas Truce of 1914 can even have a chance to happen! Additionally, you have cleverly combined both the Ottoman revolution of 1908 and the Gallipoli Campaign (1915-1916) into your “anarchist rebellion” while finding an outcome that suited the plot. How do you decide which aspects of history to include, which to alter, and which to avoid altogether?
Where did you get the “Ugly”series idea from? Do you believe that besides having damages on the brain, humanity has any hope to live in peace some day?
Hi!
Question about Behemoth:
Why did we never actually get to meet the Committee? Besides those two men present when Zaven saves Alek from falling, we don’t really see anyone besides Lilit and Nene, but its mentioned that there are quite a few involved.
Thanks! ( and eagerly anticipating Goliath!)
Hi!
In Goliath, are we going to hear more about Deryn’s relationship with her mother and father?
Will they name the other loris?
thanks so much (you’re one of my favorite authors)!!
Hey Scott,
In the last forum meet up I saw a lot of hype about the Croy Project. I myself am unsure of what this is. Could you explain further? Thanks!
Hi!
How do you think Deryn and Alek have changed over the course of Leviathan and Behemoth? Have any of these changes been brought on by their friendship?
(And WHY does Bovril have an Edwardian mustache?!?!)
I would ask about Goliath, but I’d undoubtedly get an infuriatingly cryptic answer. XD
Thanks very much!
Mr. Westerfeld, are you planning to revisit the world you created in the Leviathan trilogy in another book/series?
I was thinking that it would be cool if you did, but not as a sequel to Deryn and Alek’s story. If Goliath is as good as I think it will be, their story will have a good ending and won’t need to be continued any further. I think it would be a good idea to write a new story that takes place in World War Two with the same technology you have in Laviathan. But that’s just my opinion.
Hi Scott,
When writing a novel, do you believe in writing the book in order, from beginning to middle to end? Or do you skip ahead and write the most important/exciting scenes first?
Thank you!
In Uglies, did you originally plan for Tally to end up with David, or was there a point when she was set to end up with Zane?
Hey Scott. Was there supposed to be a message in your “Midnighters” series? If so what was the message?
When writing about a certain character, do you have to find traits inside yourself that remind you of the character, and base your writing off of that? For example, when writing the Uglies trilogy, did you ever have to channel your inner Dr. Cable?
HI Scott,
In Goliath, will we ever see what Deryn’s home life was like before she joined the airforce? Also, will Goliath have an epilogue?
Thanks!
Hi Scott,
How did you and Justine develop your system as being the other’s first reader? Also, how do you develop friendships with other writers when the other writers don’t seem as keen to form a group (or don’t seem to have the time)?