Bhavik (Semi Hiatus)
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John Gwynne:
Hello! First of all I want to thank you for blessing us with this 5 amazing books <3 Now coming to the question, one of my friends is frustrated about the fact that your books lacked the basic foundation and descriptions regarding the characters and the surroundings, their looks and types.I may have overlooked those since I was enjoying and honestly didnt find that a problem but now I want to know more about that? :)
John Gwynne
Hi Bhavik,
It's great to hear from you.
Thanks so much for your kind words, I'm really pleased you've enjoyed your time in the Banished Lands.
That is an interesting point about character descriptions. The depth of physical description of characters is not really something I've made a conscious decision about. More of a personal style issue, I think. If I try to break it down, I try to give characters defining features, some physically, but I concentrate more on personality.
I do try to give a general physical description, but it can be quite sparse - build, colour of hair, any defining characteristics, for example a scar.
Now you've raised it, it's something I'll definitely give more thought to.
It's great to hear from you.
Thanks so much for your kind words, I'm really pleased you've enjoyed your time in the Banished Lands.
That is an interesting point about character descriptions. The depth of physical description of characters is not really something I've made a conscious decision about. More of a personal style issue, I think. If I try to break it down, I try to give characters defining features, some physically, but I concentrate more on personality.
I do try to give a general physical description, but it can be quite sparse - build, colour of hair, any defining characteristics, for example a scar.
Now you've raised it, it's something I'll definitely give more thought to.
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Jacob Hayes
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John Gwynne:
Hey John, I just got done reading Dread, and let me just say well done. You just keep getting better with each book. However I'm a bit curious about something. Do you intend to be full time author? If not, do you at least intend to continue writing books for the foreseeable future? If you want to keep writing, whats after "Of Blood and Bone"? Will you stay in the Banished lands, or change it up?
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