03-14-2011, 08:47 AM | #31 |
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Thanks - have put this one on my wish list. Love the cover by the way.
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03-14-2011, 09:15 PM | #32 |
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Your welcome and thanks for taking a look, Caleb. Glad you like the cover.
In odd coincidences, I happen to be working on something with a character named Caleb right now. Great name, and thanks to practice, it rolls right off my fingers. |
05-12-2011, 12:54 AM | #33 |
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Just finished the novel and was very impressed with the writing & story. Chris, thanks for releasing the novel & sharing it with us. Though I felt the ending a tad rushed and had no real resolution - though it does leaves questions that I hope are answered in a sequel.
Now another reason why I signed up is to ask a few questions or points of clarification, if it's alright to ask them. There be spoilers ahead: Spoiler:
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05-23-2011, 06:04 PM | #34 |
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Thank you so much for the comment, basis! I really appreciate it, and I'm sorry it's taken so long for me reply. I simply don't stop by here as often as I should.
It's also absolutely okay to ask questions. Unfortunately, some of your questions cut directly to central mysteries in the story, so I won't be able to answer everything. I'll do my best to answer what I can, though. Spoiler:
Overall, one of my goals was to write a story with a somewhat naturalistic approach to mysteries, in which a number of details remain hidden and no single character has the entire picture. While I think I was somewhat successful at this, the side-effect is that a high proportion of readers are hitting the end and scratching their heads. There are ways to frame a mystery so that the reader is at least aware of what they aren't supposed to know (known unknowns, so to speak), and that's something I need to work on. This was my first novel, and I hope to do a better of job of that in the future. Anyway, thank you so much for your interest, and I hope this helped clear things up. Cheers! Last edited by Spectre-7; 05-23-2011 at 06:46 PM. |
05-25-2011, 03:41 AM | #35 |
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I got the book way back when you first informed us of it, and somehow it got lost in the shuffle of my various ereaders. I just rediscovered it the other day and started reading it, and have to say, I'm enjoying it. The story is moving along nicely, I like the characters, and like the fact that there several subplots running alongside one another.
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05-25-2011, 07:18 PM | #36 |
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Glad you're enjoying it, Xanthe. If you haven't, you may want to grab the newest edition from my site; there were a number of errors in the initial release (a number around 40 ) that've since been corrected.
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Thanks for that head's up!
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05-26-2011, 12:18 AM | #39 | |
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You're very welcome.
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And yeah... When Out of the Dark came out, I thought it had a lot of thematic similarity to my book so I decided to give it a look. In order to avoid sounding unprofessional, I'll just say that it wasn't exactly my favorite book of all time, and in case you're worried, there are positively no Spoiler:
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Stars Rain Down is FREE from the Amazon Kindle store through this Sunday. Grab a copy while you can, and please feel free to send them to anyone who might be interested.
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Dear Chris,
Thank you for sharing your first with us. I am Martian-Green with envy that you did this as your first book. When can we expect the sequel, as there must be one. As previously mentioned, the end seems to be a bit rushed, which is a pity, but you can make that up to us by releasing the next chapter. thanks for hours of fun. |
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My plans for a sequel are still percolating so I can't say much with confidence right now, but I'm planning to finish my current project by this Summer, and would very much like to complete the follow-up to Stars Rain Down by Christmas. Cheers! |
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