Ask the Author: Cecily Wolfe
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Cecily Wolfe
Definitely the happily ever after - this doesn't happen in all my books (and my readers know which is the 'offending' tale) but my Christian books are all about the lead male and female characters being together at the end. They might not be actually married, but they are either engaged or definitely headed in that direction.
Cecily Wolfe
The book signing. No one came.
Cecily Wolfe
Oh, wow, I have so many books I want to read (anyone else in the same boat?). I think my priorities for poolside reading are V.E. Schwab's A Darker Shade of Magic, Alys Arden's The Romeo Catchers, India Adams' Destiny, and An Amish Summer (Amish novella collection).
Cecily Wolfe
Hi Gerry - at the end of the 19th century, a lot of technology was just beginning to be made available to the public, including electric lights and telephones. Those people in positions of authority or with money would have had access to these technologies much sooner than everyone else. Many of the Newport mansion owners would have had electric lights as the Davenports do (this is mentioned only once, and it is noted that the electric lights are harsh as opposed to the gas and candle light people are used to) simply because they could afford it (and it would demonstrate their wealth) and someone like Dr. Colt, as a physician with a need to contact others quickly, would have a telephone (and the means to pay for one, although his practice doesn't make him rich by any means). The horse and buggy/carriage/cart doesn't come up not because there aren't any, but just because the characters walk. The Davenports and their neighbors would all have had carriages to take them wherever they needed to go.
Today Newport is still very much a walking city (in my experience), which is one of the benefits of the area.
This photo is Newport about 1900 (courtesy of the Newport Public Library).
Today Newport is still very much a walking city (in my experience), which is one of the benefits of the area.
This photo is Newport about 1900 (courtesy of the Newport Public Library).
Cecily Wolfe
Hi Gerry,
I am not sure what you received or why you received it - I just have a regular Goodreads author page. I didn't send anything out, and I'm relatively new to the Goodreads thing in general, so I'm not sure why anything pops up when it does, or in what sort of order or preference. I know there have been changes on Goodreads recently, too, and that's been confusing (at least for me, I was just getting used to how it was). I'm sorry I can't be more helpful.
Ceci
I am not sure what you received or why you received it - I just have a regular Goodreads author page. I didn't send anything out, and I'm relatively new to the Goodreads thing in general, so I'm not sure why anything pops up when it does, or in what sort of order or preference. I know there have been changes on Goodreads recently, too, and that's been confusing (at least for me, I was just getting used to how it was). I'm sorry I can't be more helpful.
Ceci
Cecily Wolfe
One of the main characters, Isaiah, came to me in church. He was just suddenly in my head, and he had something to tell me. A lot to tell me, in fact. Lucy, Locklyn's mother, was never meant to be involved in this particular story, as she had been a main focus of several short stories of mine, but she made her way and became Lock's mother.
Cecily Wolfe
A sequel to A Harvest of Stars (Starlight) and a contemporary re-telling of a Henry James classic that was never popular but is one of my favorites.
Cecily Wolfe
Dreams and daydreams. My mind is always wandering.
Cecily Wolfe
I don't believe in it. I wait for my characters to tell their story, and sometimes that takes awhile. While I wait, I listen to other characters tell me their stories - I like to work on several projects at once, so there is always something working out in my head for me to put on the page.
Cecily Wolfe
The characters. Getting to know the voices in my head and listening to the stories they have to tell.
Cecily Wolfe
Just do it. Like anything else, if you want to do it, just do it.
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