LKH's Seattle Q&A for A Shiver of Light

[blogfloggery.livejournal.com]

Many apologies for not posting this sooner, Lashers:

If the embed doesn't work, the link is HERE. For those who don't want to sit through 90mins of LKH talking or have issues with the audio, mod has done a thorough transcription: DOC and RTF format. It's too long to post to the comm in its entirety but we wanted it to be available.

Highlights of the video include:

● seven minute sexist monologue intro
● 4/24 questions relate to Merry Gentry and one doesn't count because it's a spoiler.
● LKH's opinions on body positivity, polyamory, pregnancy, therapy, Guy Zen, the French, Crocs footwear, and softcore porn. This is in addition to answering questions about the books/characters, writing, research, inspiration, and rejection.

Book/character discussions:
● LKH has notes on Anita going home to her family for Thanksgiving.
● She has no favourite book that she's written, she prefers character arcs and development.
● She has notes for a book about Nathaniel, his traumatic childhood, and giving that some resolution.
● Olaf will probably die. Also LKH does not think Olaf/Anita shipping is cool.
● Apparently Asher has always been a bag of dicks and LKH has no plan on Anita "fixing" his scars. Also he's not ambitious enough to try for a Council position.
● Bernardo Spotted-Horse and Peter will return if/when LKH writes about Edward's wedding.
● Belle Morte may come to America but struggle to adapt there.
● Anita will not willingly get pregnant. If Nathaniel could do it, LKH would go with that.
● There are plans for more books set in Merry's universe; two ideas include stories about Barinthus and Rhys. Merry is "content" so LKH isn't sure where to go with her story.
● The preternatural branch of the US Marshal Service may become its own entity. It has too much power and may go horribly wrong.
● LKH struggles to find myths in order to include more reptillian shapeshifters.

Comments

[snarky-imp.livejournal.com]

Belle Morte may come to America but struggle to adapt there
Is it wrong that I kinda want to read the fanfic of this? The comedy version that's still bound to be a better idea than whatever LKH comes up with is particularly alluring.

I want to spite 'ship Olaf/Anita but I can't manage to hate myself enough to pull that trick off sadly.

I feel I may have missed something on the Asher front since I refused to read the last Anita book.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to run away before I die of laughter trying to figure out what she considers "development" or even a proper character arc.

[cryptaknight.livejournal.com]

In Affliction, Asher wasn't present but there was a lot of discussion about him. Evidently he pissed off the leader of the were-hyenas in whatever city they banished him to, out of spite mostly, and was under threat of imminent death. Anita and JC talk about they ought to just let the were-hyenas kill him, but they miss him even though he's acting like a giant asshole p much all the time, so they'll probably bring him back home. There's also a lot of talk about what a great dom he is, even though Anita thinks that without a safe word he might actually kill her. So it looks like he'll probably be back to pout and make everyone miserable but also to tie them up and what not, and probably this move will gain them some enemies in the form of the were-hyena pack.

[wanderingworlds.livejournal.com]

You can totally ship Olaf/Anita real easily without even investing emotion.

They "fall in love", they fuck, Olaf kills her right after.

Bam, done.

Because OLAF CAN'T FALL IN LOVE IT'S AN EMOTION HE DOESN'T HAVE. HE WOULD JUST MANIPULATE, DAMMIT. This is aimed at LKH because she butchers psychology and it pisses me off.