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Brian Quirke
Brian Quirke asked Darren Shan:

Hi Darren. First of all, Im a big fan. Absolutely loved the Larten Crepsley series. My question is: When you finish writing, how many times do you revise and rewrite? I just feel like I've gone over some of my work dozens of times. Thanks.

Darren Shan I go through a book several times, but there's no exact number of edits, as it varies from book to book.
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CrankySteph
CrankySteph asked Darren Shan:

I'm haunted by the idea I can never wear denim on denim once I pass 30. I'll still do it, but here's to thinking of you. Do you wear denim on denim or does it look "naff"?

Tyleratkins
Tyleratkins asked Darren Shan:

hi darren are you a real person?

Zavii Fischer
Zavii Fischer asked Darren Shan:

Hello, Mr. Shan, I'm Klaudia from Hungary, and I would like to ask about the vampires' society. Since I started to have an interest in the Japanese culture I started to see a lots of common things between the vampires in your books and the morals of samurais and the morals of the Japanese society. Have I seen behind the curtains and catched your inspiration?

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