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August 28, 2024 at 11:20 pm Reply
EnriqueHi! It's me again, Enrique. You might remember me from an earlier forum I posted. I also have another question to ask you if you don't mind.
Where do you get inspiration for your books and characters? Do you get them from media, something that happened to you, maybe a mix, or just something else entirely? I would really want to know.
Best,
Enrique
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August 29, 2024 at 03:37 am Reply
Gordon Kormanobject(stdClass)#1942 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "26343" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2024-08-29 03:37:28" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2024-08-29 03:37:28" ["post_content"]=> string(532) "Hi, Enrique,
I do remember you. Thanks for getting back to me.
Your question: Most authors, myself included, don't really require what you call "inspiration," Enrique. We write because we have something to say, a story to tell. And what we write is arrived at by a lot of work and a lot of plotting and planning. No big mystery; it's just work.
OK? That the best explanation I can manage. -----Gordon Korman-----
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I do remember you. Thanks for getting back to me.
Your question: Most authors, myself included, don't really require what you call "inspiration," Enrique. We write because we have something to say, a story to tell. And what we write is arrived at by a lot of work and a lot of plotting and planning. No big mystery; it's just work.
OK? That the best explanation I can manage. -----Gordon Korman-----
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August 29, 2024 at 06:08 am Reply
Enriqueobject(stdClass)#1943 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "26345" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2024-08-29 06:08:35" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2024-08-29 06:08:35" ["post_content"]=> string(30) "Yes, thank you so much!
" ["post_title"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(10) "reply-9138" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2024-08-29 06:08:35" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2024-08-29 06:08:35" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> string(5) "26341" ["guid"]=> string(49) "https://gordonkorman.com/uncategorized/reply-9138" ["menu_order"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_type"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" }Yes, thank you so much!
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October 8, 2024 at 08:13 pm Reply
Lucy Jonesobject(stdClass)#1944 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "26733" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2024-10-08 20:13:16" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2024-10-08 20:13:16" ["post_content"]=> string(1292) "HI! I'm Lucy, (REALLY, REALLY BIG FAN!)!!!! I just read Schooled, and must I just say WOW! Your books never cease to leave me closing the book grinning and my mind whirling and raving about what I just read! But, like I said, just a few questions:
1. Are Naomi and Cap a couple, or is the real couple Cap and Sophia?
2. Did Hugh really feel sorry at Cap's "funeral"?
3. How do you write such awesome stories!?" ["post_title"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(10) "reply-9261" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2024-10-08 20:13:16" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2024-10-08 20:13:16" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> string(5) "26341" ["guid"]=> string(49) "https://gordonkorman.com/uncategorized/reply-9261" ["menu_order"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_type"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" }HI! I'm Lucy, (REALLY, REALLY BIG FAN!)!!!! I just read Schooled, and must I just say WOW! Your books never cease to leave me closing the book grinning and my mind whirling and raving about what I just read! But, like I said, just a few questions:
1. Are Naomi and Cap a couple, or is the real couple Cap and Sophia?
2. Did Hugh really feel sorry at Cap's "funeral"?
3. How do you write such awesome stories!? -
October 9, 2024 at 03:55 am Reply
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Thnks forposting. I'm glad to hear that SCHOOLED went over so well with you. It's been a big hit for me, so I'm glad to hear that people are still reading and enjoying it.
Your questions:
1. The couple would be Naomi & Cap. Sophie was considerably older than Cap.
2. I think Hugh would have been devastated when he thought Cap was dead. Cap was the only person who was really nice to Hugh, and Hugh wasn't so nice toward Cap.
3. I'm very happy that you find my stories awesome. With the next release of OLD SCHOOL in January 2025, there will be 105 of my books out there! I hope you'll enjoy a lot of them!
Best regards, -----Gordon Korman-----
" ["post_title"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(10) "reply-9264" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2024-10-09 03:55:28" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2024-10-09 03:55:28" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> string(5) "26341" ["guid"]=> string(49) "https://gordonkorman.com/uncategorized/reply-9264" ["menu_order"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_type"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" }Hi, Lucy,
Thnks forposting. I'm glad to hear that SCHOOLED went over so well with you. It's been a big hit for me, so I'm glad to hear that people are still reading and enjoying it.
Your questions:
1. The couple would be Naomi & Cap. Sophie was considerably older than Cap.
2. I think Hugh would have been devastated when he thought Cap was dead. Cap was the only person who was really nice to Hugh, and Hugh wasn't so nice toward Cap.
3. I'm very happy that you find my stories awesome. With the next release of OLD SCHOOL in January 2025, there will be 105 of my books out there! I hope you'll enjoy a lot of them!
Best regards, -----Gordon Korman-----
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October 9, 2024 at 01:53 pm Reply
Lucy Jonesobject(stdClass)#1919 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "26748" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2024-10-09 13:53:45" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2024-10-09 13:53:45" ["post_content"]=> string(106) "Wow! Thank you so so sooo for coming back to me! SO EXCITED for OLD SCHOOLED!!! :)
" ["post_title"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(10) "reply-9268" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2024-10-09 13:53:45" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2024-10-09 13:53:45" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> string(5) "26341" ["guid"]=> string(49) "https://gordonkorman.com/uncategorized/reply-9268" ["menu_order"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_type"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" }Wow! Thank you so so sooo for coming back to me! SO EXCITED for OLD SCHOOLED!!! :)
