![]() ![]() MO: That was what the book was when I got it. It definitely ended up being much more of a romance than an action sci-fi story. ![]() I think Sharon is probably similar as a writer. MO: As an artist I’m much more interested in the emotional story than I am in the action. That was where we started, and I took and adapted it pretty heavily because a novel is very different from a graphic novel in terms of how much you can tell and how much story you can fit in.ĬB: I loved how emotive the scenes were, even though there wasn’t a lot of action or movement within the panels. It was a couple of years ago at this point, and I can’t remember how it all went, but she sent Mark Siegel at First Second–and I only recently learned from doing a joint interview–a draft for a novel that she never finished and had never wanted to pursue. I had friends who had read them, so I read a few based on their recommendations to get a feel for what her stories were all about. ![]() MO: I had not read any of her books before I started. Were you familiar with her novels before you started the project? CB: Can you talk about the approach you used in working with Sharon Shinn. ![]()
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