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It was described in Virtu that Felix tended to keep distance between himself and Mildmay because of his sexual attraction to Mildmay. It would seem that Mildmay doesn't really pick this up, especially in The Mirador.
So, a few questions: =o)
1)Am I right in thinking Mildmay does not pickup these cues?
2)If I'm right, is it sort of a mental block or he really doesn't get it?
3)Will Corombis explore this disconnect of Mildmay's further?A:
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How many hours a day do you usually spend writing/doing writing-related things?A:
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Is the Doctrine of Labyrinths world based (however loosely) on the real world? For instance, is Marathat France, Kekropia Germany, etc.?A:
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When you reference historical events in DoL that aren't central plot points (in other words, not Amaryllis Cordelia), do you know exactly what happened when, say, Violet Novadia repudiated her husband? Either way it's very successful on a worldbuilding level, but the history nerd in me always wants to know exactly what did happen.A:
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Related to that, do we ever get to find out more about Gideon's past? Or even just whatever it was that he had on Thaddeus, to make Thaddeus help him escape to the Mirador?A:
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you said "*Despite my love for Renaissance tragedy, in general I don't enjoy stories with sad endings and will not watch/read them for fun. It's a character flaw. And, no, I can't explain myself."is there other stuff that we might expect you would read that you don't? . . . do you skitter away from stuff in other people's books that you heartlessly put in your own?A:
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What do you think of fans who want Felix and Mildmay to get together?A:
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Is there some significance to Mildmay's excellent sense of direction?A:
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Is there any specific time period the clothes worn in The Doctrine of Labyrinths would fall into?A:
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You mentioned there will be a 3rd narrator in Corambis, Kay. Who is Kay? Have we met her?A:
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Will you post all the scenes you had to cut (from all four books) to your website once _Corambis_ is published?A:
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do you have any interest in one day doing some sort of companion to the series?A:
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When does the paperback edition of Mirador come out?A: It came out at the end of July.
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Is Britomart an intentional reference to Spenser's Faerie Queen?A: Yes.
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Would you be willing to make me an extremely happy person and make a map of Meduse, not just Melusine? On that note, a list of the saints, gods and general Parthenon in Melusine's mythology?A:
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Where did the other character's names come from, aside from Mildmay? How deep do you name a character, ie, does the meaning of the name affect your naming choice, and by how much?A:
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What do you want to do most, with the story in the Doctrine of Labrynths? Do you think you're succeeding?A:
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This is probably obvious, but I want to ask anyway: The similarities, surface and otherwise, between Kholkis and Felix, especially in their treatment of Mildmay, are/were they intentional?A:
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Will we ever hear more about Felix and Mildmay's family?A:
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Just yes/no only, do you think the series end is a happy one?A: I think that's a spoiler, which I said I wasn't going to do. However, if you REALLY GOTTA.
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