Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Questions for A.S. King

As we continue to discuss The Dust of 100 Dogs, now is a good time to have everyone post questions for The Dust of 100 Dogs author, A.S. King! She has agreed to take questions. Thanks!

So, if you have something you'd like to ask her regarding The Dust of 100 Dogs, writing, or anything having to do with teen fiction, please type them in the comments section of this post by Sunday, April 12 at 10 am PDT. I will be taking all questions and passing them along to her Sunday evening.
Posted by Tami Klockau at 6:00 AM
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Joanne Levy · 833 weeks ago

Hi A.S.!

I LOVED The Dust of 100 Dogs and especially that it made me think of SO MANY different things. I think a lot of the book is very open to interpretation, so I'm curious as to some of the feedback you may have gotten that you weren't expecting. Care to share any enlightening/weird/unexpected comments you've received about the book?

And here's a personal question: what is your favorite dog breed?
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Robin Brande · 833 weeks ago

Okay, here's what I want to know: How much of you is in Emer, the girl pirate? Are you like her, or do you just wish you were like her?

Also, was it hard to write the scenes where Fred is being so abusive to Rusty? Because those were really hard to read! Poor Rusty!

Loved the book. Loved it so much I would marry it.
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Terri Probst · 833 weeks ago

Amy, first I don't think I've told you how I loved the book. My 9yr old said "Wow, YOU know someone who's written a book??" I'm going to read it to the boys 5 + 9, with a bit of editting-hope you don't mind.

My question is how do I get you to central PA for a signing? We have D. Dashem in LH and Otto's in Williamsport. I have a very comfy futon...
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Heather M. Riley · 833 weeks ago

I'm still reading right now, but the first thing I noticed was the time frame. Aside from the flashback scenes where we see Emer's childhood. I also found it interesting that you chose to have her reborn as Saffron in the 70's and therefore the story doesn't take place in our current time but in the recent past. What made you decide on this time setting?
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Tracy Belsher · 833 weeks ago

There are many historic details in this book - the settings, time periods, treatment of women, the reoccurring slavery theme – hell, you even work in Gettysburg. How did you approach researching for D100D – was it overwhelming?
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Deke Snow · 833 weeks ago

Was there one character, or even one trait of a character that you identified with most while writing the book? Is there some of you in any of your characters?

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