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Colleen
Colleen asked Rick Riordan:

In Percy Jackson and the Olympians, you spell Mother Earth's name "Gaia". Then, in the Heroes of Olympus it's "Gaea". Is there any specific reason why you switched?

Rick Riordan I felt like it.
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Hi!? I'm very curious on how and why the title for "The Sun and The Star" was picked! I've always wondered how the process of picking a title for a book works. (Also, i was reading this to my younger sisters and they kept telling me, "tHe sUn Is A sTaR.") ((i just realized this came off as a bit criticizing, sorry about that, i didn't mean it that way!))

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Hello Uncle Rick! I've heard that many people start writing by trying to imitate their favorite authors' writing styles. Did you ever try doing that when you started to write? Who were your favorite authors?

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