#she read 2 chapters and all the millenials who had their cameras on sat there with their head in their hands utterly hypnotized

[schleierkauz]

so. recap:

Inkworld

The host briefly brought up the cover debacle (who could forget) and Cornelia talked about a phone call with the publisher in which they were like "maybe we can make a wrapper with the old design people can put over it, if they want?" and Cornelia replied "yeah, I'd use that, too". Soon after that they asked her to design the cover we ended up with and scrapped the new ones

While on the topic, Cornelia brought up new American covers she dislikes quite a bit, but she sees no chance of changing those. Quote: "They're just boring"

I asked whether she knows the exact plot of Fenoglio's Inkheart and she said no, it's like a scratch card - there are a few key events she's aware of and a lot of blank space. Fenoglio was definitely a fan of Cosimo, though

Jehan ended up surprising her the most in TCoR - she appreciates his "quiet presence" and how he still manages to be a grumpy teenager at the same time

Other

She had her name removed from the Dragon Rider movie because it was just so bad. They changed the hearts of her characters and that can never be forgiven

The latest plan for the Wild Chicks script is now that it'll be rewritten into a tv show script, with every episode focusing on one character. They want the whole thing to be handled by women and are already looking for good candidates regarding writers and directors

Someone asked about writer's block tips and Cornelia compared writer's block to the flat earth theory in that both aren't real (lmao). If you don't know where to go with your story you just got lost in its labyrinth and need to get your head out of the hedge

TCoR Spoilers

Unlike in the WIP version, Jacopo is unfortunately worse than ever and trying to be like his grandfather

Cornelia doesn't know a whole lot about Haniah, but the character is very dear to her anyway because she feels her through Nyame's love for her. She definitely wants to write more about his past and the people in it

Dustfinger's real name was revealed years before TCoR was written, because Cornelia just kept asking him - a stage name that the character "earns" later in life is a very different thing than the name they answered to as a child

The shadow-readers are the same thing as the child-eating witches in Reckless. The Giovanna we meet in TCoR makes an appearance in Reckless 4, they're the same person

Funke Zoom Call Let's Go

First question the usual "Why write another book" and she goes "murder" I love it here