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Traviss finished with SW; Imperial Commando 2 her last SW book
Topic Started: Aug 17 2009, 10:11 PM (742 Views)
Brokar Darasuum
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isn't cool enough for a title.
I already wrote down a whole spiel on this, so here's a link to the link.

http://z11.invisionfree.com/mandalore/index.php?showtopic=408

But in a nutshell, because of the GLARING continuity errors created by The Clone Wars TV show, Karen Traviss has announced that Imperial Commando 2 will be her final Star Wars novel. If that weren't enough of a slap in the face, her Boba Fett novel was also canceled for the same reason.
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Kire Du'Hai
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That is one of the most awful things to happen to the SW community. But at the same time, I can't blame her. SW has become so marketized that it has no continuity anymore. There's little point writing for a story that can't get its facts straight.

Oya Manda!

-Kire Du'Hai
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Jag'ara'nov
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is too sexy for his title.
And clone wars strikes again to kill star wars for fans again!
"Ni cuyir Jag. Ni cuyir haar naast be uvete."
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Kalira
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Kal doesn't need a title.
Brokar Darasuum
Aug 17 2009, 10:11 PM
If that weren't enough of a slap in the face, her Boba Fett novel was also canceled for the same reason.
WHAT.

NO NO NO THAT WAS THE ONLY THING ON MY TO READ LIST WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH MYSELF NOW GO BACK TO K W JETER'S ATROCIOUS CHARACTERIZATION UNACCEPTABLE I SHALL RELEASE THE /b/TARDS ON THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OF FAIL.
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Jag'ara'nov
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is too sexy for his title.
*is confused at Kal's comment*
"Ni cuyir Jag. Ni cuyir haar naast be uvete."
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Kalira
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Kal doesn't need a title.
Jag'ara'nov
Aug 22 2009, 11:04 AM
*is confused at Kal's comment*
You're confused that my response to a canceled Boba Fett book was "WHATNOUNACCEPTABLE"?

So uh, I emailed Traviss, and my email notifications tell me I got one back, so I'm going to go read that, and then I'm going to go fangirl a bit, and then I'll come back to this.
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Jag'ara'nov
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is too sexy for his title.
YOU SPOKE TO THE GODDESS OF MANDOS HERSLEF!?!?!
"Ni cuyir Jag. Ni cuyir haar naast be uvete."
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Kalira
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You know I did, Jag, you won't shut up on MSN about it. xD

Brief summary:

[4:03 PM] Kal: I emailed KT
[4:03 PM] Kal: AND GOT A RESPONSE
[4:04 PM] Kal: WITHIN 24 HOURS WTF IS THIS
[4:04 PM] Jag'ara'nov: From her herself?
[4:05 PM] Kal: "Gmail conversation history: Kathryn -> (--go to the website and find out yourself, lazy bums--), Karen -> -----@gmail.com"
[4:05 PM] Kal: And I read the first couple of lines and it certainly sounds like her.
[4:05 PM] Kal: and then I went "FFFFFFUUUUUU ALT TAB BRB FANGIRLING"
[4:05 PM] Jag'ara'nov: OMG O.O
[4:07 PM] Jag'ara'nov: TELL ME WHAT SHE SAID!
[4:07 PM] Kal: I HAVENT SUMMONED THE COURAGE TO READ IT MYSELF YET
[4:07 PM] Kal: I sent like an eight page BAWWWW BUT YOURE AWESOME email
[4:07 PM] Kal: talking about Ka'ra and stuff
[4:09 PM] Jag'ara'nov: So, tell me about the email!
[4:10 PM] Jag'ara'nov: I waited 30 secs already!
[4:10 PM] Kal: I'M NOT READING IT YET
[4:10 PM] Kal: THE FIRST LINE WAS "Wow, I'm not sure how to respond so let m start with a heartfelt thank you" OR SOMETHING
[4:10 PM] Kal: AND THEN I WENT "OMG OMG OMG" AND ALT TABBED
[4:15 PM] Jag'ara'nov: NOW!?!
[4:15 PM] Kal: No
[4:15 PM] Jag'ara'nov: Plox?
[4:15 PM] Kal: No.
[4:15 PM] Jag'ara'nov: I can haz more info?
[4:16 PM] Kal: And when I do read it, if you interrupt me I'll keel you.
[4:16 PM] Kal: ^more info
[4:16 PM] Jag'ara'nov: do i get sto find out about it when you keel me?
[4:19 PM] Kal: No
[4:19 PM] Kal: I'll keel you THEN tell people what it said
[4:32 PM] Kal: "Hi Kathryn.

It's hard to know where to start, but I'll begin with a sincere thank-you. I can do “long” too, of course, so.... well, maybe this isn’t a focused answer, but it’s the honest reaction your comments produced. "
[4:32 PM] Kal: HAPPY NOW JAG?
[4:33 PM] Kal: "but once I accept Dobbin isn’t going to get up and run the Derby, I move on fast."
[4:33 PM] Kal: BEST
[4:33 PM] Kal: METAPHOR
[4:33 PM] Kal: EVER
[4:34 PM] Kal: "I’m genuinely delighted when I get mail like yours."
[4:34 PM] Kal: I giggled like a schoolgirl
[4:34 PM] Kal: Is this bad?
[4:35 PM] Kal: "When Hard Contact came out, I was criticised for writing something that “wasn’t Star Wars.” No, it wasn’t, and I accept that; it was just my take on a group of cloned soldiers trying to survive and make sense of a world that saw them as objects. It happened to be SW paying me to do it, and I knew precisely nothing about SW then. The bottom line is that I can write characters like that consistently, for every book, every day, year after year, for any franchise or for my creator-owned series."
[4:35 PM] Kal: DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT
[4:35 PM] Kal: (plz)
[4:36 PM] Kal: "The nearest I can come to explaining how I work is that I create a set of AIs for a book, and then let them loose. They start with their basic psychology and environment, but then they’re out of my hands and acting independently. They learn and adapt. I just follow. So 90% of my effort goes into character creation. "
[4:36 PM] Kal: *shriek*
[4:37 PM] Kal: "They want to be able to produce a consistent line of products – readers don’t want to lurch from comedy to Russian-style epic tragedy to hyper-detailed techno-thriller to soap-opera every time they pick up a new book in a franchise."
[4:37 PM] Kal: YES WE DO
[4:37 PM] Kal: just let me know what type I'm picking up from the cover art
[4:37 PM] Kal: BUT YES WE DO
[4:38 PM] Kal: "And publishers don’t want to get too dependent on individual writers who might leave for greener pastures, or get hit by a truck, or join a nunnery."
[4:38 PM] Kal: is the nunnery thing likely to happen? D;
[4:39 PM] Kal: "Having said all that grim business stuff –   thanks again for your kind comments and for sharing this with me, and I’m glad to have had the chance to make a difference to your life. You fans have certainly made a difference to mine – the right sort of difference, of course.

Best

KT"
[4:39 PM] Kal: /FANGIRLS
[4:39 PM] Kal: /fangirlsfangirlsfangirls
[4:40 PM] Kal: I just irl made the noise "EEHEHEHEHEHEEEE"
[4:40 PM] Kal: I didn't know I could make that noise
[5:17 PM] Jag'ara'nov: OMG
[5:17 PM] Jag'ara'nov: *fangirls*
[5:28 PM] Jag'ara'nov: *is still fangirling*
[5:30 PM] Kal: xD
[5:30 PM] Kal: I KNOW RIGHT?
[5:31 PM] Kal: I still have the tab open
[5:31 PM] Kal: eeeeeee
[5:31 PM] Jag'ara'nov: NEVER CLOSE IT!
[5:31 PM] Kal: KT wrote me a like eight paragraph email
[5:31 PM] Kal: WITHIN...*counts*
[5:31 PM] Kal: SEVEN HOURS of me emailing her
[5:32 PM] Jag'ara'nov: OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!
Edited by Kalira, Aug 22 2009, 01:48 PM.
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Jag'ara'nov
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HOW MUCH DID YOU BRIBE HER TO RESPOND?
"Ni cuyir Jag. Ni cuyir haar naast be uvete."
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Jag'ara'nov
Aug 22 2009, 01:54 PM
HOW MUCH DID YOU BRIBE HER TO RESPOND?
Noneofyourbusiness.
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