Comments on: Holy Cow It’s a New Decade?

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:28:56 +0000

That’s funny, Genevieve. I remember being pretty tidy in High School then turning into a complete slob in college. But then it was the era of grunge and I embraced it fully. I’m sure someone will write your wikipedia entry before long!

By: Genevieve

Genevieve — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:47:08 +0000

Wow, I find this list SO funny. Like number 4- in high school, it was a huge trend to wear pj pants to school. And I think that we all know how I am with number one… 2 facebooks, twitter, youtube videos, a blog… you have a point, why hasn’t anyone made a wikipedia page about me! (just kidding!)

By: Alisha Hohman

Alisha Hohman — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:19:26 +0000

P.S. Thanks for accepting my friend request on facebook!

By: Alisha

Alisha — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:09:55 +0000

Hi. Lauren! Thanks for answering my question! It’s so great that your are down-to-earth enough to be able to take time out of your busy day to reply to questions like these.

I”m sorry that I left you with the impression that I didn’t think it was ended well. I loved the ending, with the exception of Ramie and Jack being a little on the rocks. I especially love that Jill gets Tommy back, instead of going back to that Larson punk.I’d rather it be ended the way it was than how the Twilight Saga was ended. It seems like she was just tired of writing about them and smushed all the big stuff happening into the last book.

It just always makes me sad to have to part with the characters. You would think I’d be used to it by now with how much I read, but that’s just me for you.

But, I look forward to reading more of the books you write and would love to eventually get to see Cycler and (Re) Cycler on the big screen. Any idea of when that may be? Sorry, I’m a little impatient

Thanks Again!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:35:52 +0000

Hi Alisha. You’ve asked a really difficult question and I’ll do my best to answer it. When I wrote Cycler, I only ever envisioned it as a single book. While I was in the process of shopping it, I began writing another unrelated book called Steal the Future. By the time I finished a first draft of that second book, Random House bought Cycler with the caveat that I write a sequel. At that point, Steal the Future went on hold and I began writing (Re)Cycler. Then, as soon as (Re)Cycler was finished, I returned to Steal the Future.

I had no idea that so many people would be clamoring for me to continue the story of Jack and Jill and it pains me to know that readers are left wanting more. I’m not one for neat tidy endings (obviously) but I thought I’d at least completed the thought with (Re)Cycler. At eighteen years old, I don’t think it would be realistic for Jack and Jill to have anything like closure on their adventures. They are at the very beginning of their adult lives. Things will only get stranger for them. My aim was to leave them knowing that, at the very least, they would be okay–so long as they made peace with each other.

By: Alisha

Alisha — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:41:55 +0000

Hi Lauren!
You forgot #6….
Finally got the Cycler and (Re) Cycler books you’ve been wanting since you got an e-mail about them on August 31, 2008 from “Sister Ink.” You read them both in practically no time after Christmas. Then you were disappointed to learn that Mrs. McLaughlin’s next book is irrelevant to Jack and Jill and that you will have to wait a while to learn about Jill’s reaction to Tommy’s arrival and Jack’s new friendship with him….

Just wondering, why have you decided to stop writing about them for now? I wish you good success with your movie adaptation and will be on the edge of my seat waiting for it =-)