Jordan Armes
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James Islington:
Hi, James! Just read The Will of the Many this year after my friend recommended it to me and I was lucky enough to get an eARC of The Strength of the Few. I’ve never been more enamored and obsessed with a book series and its characters. Who are your top three characters you’ve written in the Hierarchy series?
James Islington
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(view spoiler)[Thanks, that's amazing to hear (especially exciting to hear from someone who's read Strength!).
It's funny, I get asked this (or similar) a bit and it feels like I should have a better answer, but... aside from Vis, I really don't have 'favourite' or 'best' characters. If I was a reader, I almost certainly would - I do with pretty much every series I read - but when it comes to writing, I just genuinely enjoy working with each of the major characters, albeit for different reasons (I touched on this a bit in an answer from earlier today). I think having favourite characters kind of implies that I find others less interesting to write, too - and if that's happening, there's probably a problem with my character work!
(But if I was going to cheat, I'd say Vis, Siamun and Deaglan...) (hide spoiler)]
It's funny, I get asked this (or similar) a bit and it feels like I should have a better answer, but... aside from Vis, I really don't have 'favourite' or 'best' characters. If I was a reader, I almost certainly would - I do with pretty much every series I read - but when it comes to writing, I just genuinely enjoy working with each of the major characters, albeit for different reasons (I touched on this a bit in an answer from earlier today). I think having favourite characters kind of implies that I find others less interesting to write, too - and if that's happening, there's probably a problem with my character work!
(But if I was going to cheat, I'd say Vis, Siamun and Deaglan...) (hide spoiler)]
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Ted Huggins
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James Islington:
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Hi James, I'm a huge fan of the Licanius Trilogy and the Will of the Many, can't wait for the Strength of the Few release!
I have a question about a plot point in The Will of the Many - when Vi and Belli play their game of Foundation for a place in Class Three, why is it in Belli's interest that Vis pledge to Governance? Given she is in military, it feels like she'd be upsetting quite a few of her own people!
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I have a question about a plot point in The Will of the Many - when Vi and Belli play their game of Foundation for a place in Class Three, why is it in Belli's interest that Vis pledge to Governance? Given she is in military, it feels like she'd be upsetting quite a few of her own people! (hide spoiler)]
Luke Hubbard
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James Islington:
I’m beginning to write my first book just as a little side thing for fun. I planned for weeks on what I was going to write, but im 7 chapters in and have completely gone off script. Wanted to ask you about your writing process and how much you plan ahead and how much just comes to you as you go? I know there’s a lot of twists and turns that require planning, but do you ever catch yourself going completely off script?
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