Post Questions for Robin McKinley Here! *Read update 7-2!*

inspiredbytwilight · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:18 pm

Author Robin McKinley will be stopping by during the month of July to answer our questions! :lol:

Welcome Robin! We're thrilled to have you join us! Our members will be reading throughout the month and look forward to your visits.

Book of the Month readers: Read the note below first and then post your questions for the author in this thread. Thanks!

Admin ETA on 7/2- Please read this important note from Jaevenstar about a message from the author:

JaevenStar wrote:

I am very pleased to announce that Robin McKinley has graciously agreed to come join our discussion!

Unfortunately, Ms. McKinley's time is very limited. She requested that you please read through her FAQ and online interviews before posting your own questions for her. Also, she has addressed many questions already on her blog.

Here are some links for you to check out:

The Official Robin McKinley Website: (has an excerpt from the book)
http://www.robinmckinley.com/

Excerpt from the book:
http://www.robinmckinley.com/Dragonhaven-Excerpt.html

About Robin McKinley:
http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Author/Au ... 37,00.html

FAQ:
http://www.robinmckinley.com/FAQ/index.html

Robin McKinley's Personal Blog: (with a yummy lemon bars recipe!)
http://robinmckinleysblog.com/

A quick link to subscribe to Ms. McKinley's blog:
http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/06/2 ... via-email/

About Dragonhaven:
http://www.robinmckinley.com/Index-Dragonhaven.html

And last but not least...
An Interview with Ms. McKinley about Dragonhaven:
http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/Book ... ml?sym=QUE

JaevenStar · **Posted:** Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:46 pm

Please note that Ms. McKinley has expressed that her time on here will be very limited. She asked that you please read through her various blogs, interviews, and FAQ before posting a question for her. She would also like to encourage all of you to join her blog discussion to get to know her even better!

Here is a link to all that information:
http://twilightmomsforums.freeforums.or ... tml#397899

Welcome, Robin! We are so pleased you are here to join us!

JaevenStar · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:10 pm

Robin,

I recently finished Dragon Haven and enjoyed it. I was curious what inspired you to write about Dragons? I read in your FAQ that stories just happen to you? How did Dragonhaven "happen" to you?

JaevenStar · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:18 pm

Another question for you....

As you have probably surmised, we are completely obsessed with Twilight...well we actually like to call it a "healthy interest" (right Gypsywings?LOL). Besides Twilight, Stephen King's The Stand did it to me also.

Is there anything or any book that you have read that has subsequently changed your life? I am not talking about "Oh, yeah, that was a good book.." I am talking turned your life upside down and changed (hopefully) for the better....

CullenFan · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:53 am

Hello Ms Robin Mckinley, I was wondering if any of the characters in the story speak with accents. I kept hearing Jake speaking with an English acent in my mind. This was sort of reinforced by my not being farmillar with some of his slang (but maybe I'm just old). I was hearing this before I read your FAQ and found out that you live in England. I did however hear Martha destinctly in an American acent. maybe I am just wierd (this is highly possible). I also wanted to add that I loved how Jaked talked in Italics a lot it really sounded like a teenage boy that way.

Backup_Bella · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:03 pm

I was just wondering how you decided the location of Smokehill when you started writing the book. I like the fact that the dragons were thriving in a location completely out of their native habitat. I also really enjoyed reading Jake's internal dialogue (sp). Thanks

RedVelvet · **Joined:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:46 pm **Posts:** 354

Hi Robin---Thank you for posting the lemon bars recipe!! I am excited to try it!!

When Jake found Halcyon dying, did she give birth prematurely in hopes the other dragons will make it on time to rescue the dragonlets by sending them a telepathic message of her situation? Did her dying cause the premature labor?
Or was she in the process of giving birth when the poacher came upon her? Where were the birthing escorts?

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