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IllogicalRogue2
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Date Posted: Oct 28, 2005 05:42 AM

This message was edited by IllogicalRogue2 on Oct 28, 2005 05:43 AM

As AnAkAiNsOlO noted, Karen has been the one VIP to grace the boards ALOT! and has been gracious enough to take time to answer questions relating to he works and passions. We the Fans have been lucky to have an author who throws herself into her work and still makes time for the little people $;\$

This has lead to Karen getting questions in almost every thread based on her works, to keep her head from spinning to fast bring all the one off and off topic Questions here. This way Karen can come to one place and answer people on her time with out hunting through the pages.

Please ask once, when Karen has the time she may or may not answer your question. Lets try not to hound her

Thanks again Karen for taking time out of your life for us fans

With my wholesome Mando home cooking! Ewok pot roast, Kaminoan sushi, uj'alayi... ---Karen Traviss

JediFurball
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Date Posted: Oct 28, 2005 06:39 AM

Karen, do you spend so much time here because you're avoiding work (like me) or are you getting paid to be here?

j/k

About the new series, is the current characterization route started by Dark Nest being continued, or are the characters shifting back to their NJO-type personalities? I've heard (and given) many complaints about the dramatic shift in personalities, and we're all rather hoping to see our NJO characters back to normal again.

		Karen Traviss Member Profile Total Posts: 1938 Member Since: 09/04

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Date Posted: Oct 28, 2005 07:01 AM

> Karen, do you spend so much time here because you're
> avoiding work (like me) or are you getting paid to be
> here?

j/k

I'm not paid, tragically. But I regard interaction with readers as part of my job. And I still manage to write more than a million words a year. But that doesn't leave room for much else in life.

What the hell. It's fun!

> About the new series, is the current characterization
> route started by Dark Nest being continued, or are
> the characters shifting back to their NJO-type
> personalities? I've heard (and given) many
> complaints about the dramatic shift in personalities,
> and we're all rather hoping to see our NJO characters
> back to normal again.

Depends what you call normal. I just wrote 'em as I found 'em.

Family_Business
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Date Posted: Oct 28, 2005 07:19 AM

Hello Mrs. Traviss did you use to be an editor for any newspaper?

		Karen Traviss Member Profile Total Posts: 1938 Member Since: 09/04

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Date Posted: Oct 28, 2005 07:34 AM

I did a lot of jobs in newspapers. I was never head honcho of a paper, but I was a news editor at one time, which was a horrible job. I'd rather be out reporting than driving a desk. I've worked in newspapers and TV news/ current affairs.

JediFurball
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Date Posted: Oct 28, 2005 08:03 AM

"Driving a desk"? Where do they put the engine?

AnAkAiNsOlO
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Date Posted: Oct 28, 2005 02:23 PM

Damn you IR2! I nod off for the night and you jump the gun on me! I wanted to start this thread!!! ME! Karen, do you think it is a possibility that you wil again be asked to write in the CLone Wars and make a sequel to the sequel?

Solo out

		Karen Traviss Member Profile Total Posts: 1938 Member Since: 09/04

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Date Posted: Oct 28, 2005 03:06 PM

> Damn you IR2! I nod off for the night and you jump
> the gun on me! I wanted to start this thread!!! ME!
> Karen, do you think it is a possibility that you wil
> again be asked to write in the CLone Wars and make a
> sequel to the sequel?

>
> Solo out

Sue said on another thread that she hopes there'll be more RC books.

All depends on how well Triple Zero does. If there's sufficient demand, I've got a notebook full of storylines.

the fragrant wookiee
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Date Posted: Oct 28, 2005 03:30 PM

Karen, you're intimately familiar with the adventures of the Deltas, so perhaps you can answer this query:

In the RC game it has the Kashyyyk missions right at the end of the Clone Wars. However, I just got the 'New Essential Chronology' and it has the RCs' mission on Kashyyyk occuring at the very beginning of the Wars.

So what I'm asking is, has the timeframe for the last campaign in the game been changed officially? Will the Kashyyyk mission have already happened by the time of 'Triple Zero'?

Also, I think the NEC (not the one in Birmingham) is the first SW reference book to feature your stuff - the Qiilura mission - so how does that feel?

		Karen Traviss Member Profile Total Posts: 1938 Member Since: 09/04

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Date Posted: Oct 28, 2005 03:45 PM

So what I'm asking is, has the timeframe for the last campaign in the game been changed officially? Will the Kashyyyk mission have already happened by the time of 'Triple Zero'?

News to me. I've only ever heard it referred to as being at the end of the war. Have you asked Tasty over on BCATQs if this is a typo? They do happen. I certainly haven't put it there in the timeline for the RC books. Kashyyyk has definitely not happened by the time of TZ, or Sev wouldn't be in the squad.

Also, I think the NEC (not the one in Birmingham) is the first SW reference book to feature your stuff - the Qiilura mission - so how does that feel?

Don't take this the wrong way, but it doesn't feel any different to my stuff being in the 'Cron. It just is. Now, when I name a big gun from the CW animated series, that does feel like something! There's no logic in that, I admit.

mitth'raw'nuruodo clone
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Date Posted: Oct 28, 2005 03:52 PM

did you do anything on the clone wars animated seiries?

blackened88
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Date Posted: Oct 28, 2005 08:02 PM

Whats the name of Niner's old squad?

Yuuzhann Vong
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Date Posted: Oct 28, 2005 09:18 PM

Karen,

Can you tell us if Waroo will be turning up in Legacy? Or if anyone will address whether or not he actually took up Chewie's Life Debt?

If, for whatever reason, you decided not to cotinue with writing novels, would you go back to journalism?

IllogicalRogue2
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Date Posted: Oct 28, 2005 10:31 PM

Damn you IR2! I nod off for the night and you jump the gun on me! I wanted to start this thread!!! ME!

I'm bad.... though I did give you 45 minutes, and honorable mention

*AnAkAiNsOlO the drive behind the idea*

IllogicalRogue2
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Date Posted: Oct 28, 2005 10:33 PM

Can you tell us if Waroo will be turning up in Legacy? Or if anyone will address whether or not he actually took up Chewie's Life Debt?

Yes I'm not the only one who noticed. As for it being said it was a joke...Wookiee's never joke about lifedebts. $;\$

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