Ask the Author: Lauren Kate
Answered Questions (10)
Lauren Kate
Thanks, Tammy! It's possible, but I don't have plans to return to Eureka's world at the moment. But I'm getting lots of questions about it, so that alone may spark some inspiration...
I hope you'll check out my newest book as well--The Orphan's Song! Thanks for reading.
I hope you'll check out my newest book as well--The Orphan's Song! Thanks for reading.
Lauren Kate
Hi Grace--I don't have plans to return to the Teardrop series at the moment, though I'm getting so many questions about it, that it's making me intrigued...I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and hope you like Waterfall too!
Lauren Kate
The world building for that series was so complex and required a lot of research and a lot of mapping, which was a great challenge and a total delight. I'd like to try my hand at fantasy like that again soon!
Lauren Kate
Most of the story is told from Luce's POV, but Passion also includes split narration with Daniel. Fallen in Love is the only book in the series that explores a range of other character's POVs. Hope you enjoy!
Lauren Kate
Hi Tanya--thank you so much. I hope you enjoy the Orphan's Song, too! I still think about Eureka's world and story but don't have any plans at the moment to write more in that world. I'm curious--Was there something in particular you wanted to read more about? Thanks for reaching out, and for reading!
Lauren Kate
Hi Lidia, the Orphan’s Song is set in 18th century Venice, between 1725 and 1739, as two young orphans grow up. It’s a wild and decadent era in Venice where most people wore masks most days of the year! I hope you’ll enjoy it!
Lauren Kate
My "blocks" are generally related to not understanding how a character of mine feels, so when I'm stuck, I will generally switch the lens of the scene, and instead of telling it from my protagonists point of view, I will write it from the point of view of another character who knows my protagonist intimately. That other character can often see things in my protagonist that I cannot. They can unlock a scene. I can't often use this material in the finished novel, but it does important work nonetheless.
Lauren Kate
The revision process--that is, the effort of making a story into what it always wanted to be.
Bedroom slippers.
And of course, meeting and getting to know readers with as fierce a passion for books as I have.
Bedroom slippers.
And of course, meeting and getting to know readers with as fierce a passion for books as I have.
Lauren Kate
Finish your stories.
Lauren Kate
I start each morning hiking with my dog--and a goal of composing the first paragraph of the scene I'll write that day. As the sun comes up over the Santa Monica mountains, I work and rework a few sentences in my mind. I settle into the voice of my character. I started doing this after noticing how I struggled in the face of a blank page. It used to take me an hour staring at a blinking cursor before I could summon a word. Now, if I can work out a scene's opening while I walk with Milo, then, when I return to my desk, I have something to put on the page, and an entrance into that day's story.
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more