As they’re known to do, Suvudu held an interactive chat yesterday, inviting their readers to chat with David Anthony Durham, author of the recently released The Other Lands (with a surprise appearance by Jay Lake!)
A little taste:
Shawn: Many writers don’t have an opportunity to pick their cover art. They barely have a hand in it. How has your experience been with cover art and the art departments who are supplying them?
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I’ve been pretty happy with my covers, but I’ve only been there to nod and say yes to them. Not much more input than that. Every now and then they’ll change a small thing if I want, but that’s about it. Mostly, I’ve been lucky and happy with my publishers’ choices.
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[Comment From Nalo Hopkinson]: Do you have your plot all worked out ahead of time?
David Anthony Durham: Nalo, I have the beginning and the end worked out. The middle is often a mystery. The writing process for me is really about exploring that middle, and figuring out how to get to the ending I know is coming.
So head on over and check out the whole chat!
