Zackman
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Theodora Goss:
I'm in the middle of reading The Strange Case and I think it's incredible. You've had an interesting fiction career focused mainly on short stories. How did you decide this was going to be your first novel-length work?
Theodora Goss
I'm glad you like it so far! :) I wrote short fiction for a long time because I was doing a doctoral dissertation, and that was all I had time for. This novel started as a novella called "The Mad Scientist's Daughter," published on Strange Horizons. I decided to expand it because I just loved the characters so much. I thought they deserved to tell their own stories . . . I don't know, of the novel ideas, it felt the most urgent? And I also loved doing the research!
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David
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Theodora Goss:
I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed "The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter". How difficult was it to write the novel with the constant interruptions, complaints and critiques from your characters? Thanks again for a great book. I'm impatiently waiting for the sequel. Please hurry next summer!
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