Amira
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Shannon Messenger:
Dear Shannon Messenger - thank you for being so friendly on goodreads and answering questions! I just finished EXILE and will soon start book 3, yay! So far book 1 is my favorite. Q: Your covers are AMAZING. If - ahem, *when* - my book is published, I want my cover to be just as gorgeous. Did you get to choose the artist, or were you just lucky? Did you get to request what the artist would draw? Thanks!
Shannon Messenger
I did not get to choose the artist. My publisher did. But he was an artist I'd secretly always hoped would be drawing my covers, so it was one of those I AM SO LUCKY moments. And I do get to give input on the scenes, and see the art at various stages to suggest changes. But at the end of the day, the final say on things comes down to the artist and my publisher.
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Sophie
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Shannon Messenger:
Have you ever been writing the plot outline, or even a chapter in one of your books, when-GAH! You realize the plot is supposed to go a different way, no matter how great your first idea was, and you have to re-write the whole thing. If you've experienced this, what did you do about it?
Lyds
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Shannon Messenger:
Do you have an estimate date on when the 3rd book in the "Sky Fall" series will be released? I just read the 1st and 2nd book in less than 24 hours. So I am rally anxious to read the 3rd. But if you could shed some light on the released I would the happiest person ever!!!!!
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