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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TIME TRAVEL? |
No, you weren't hallucinating. You did read an excerpt in the back
of newly released JM books advertising Water's Edge, a time
travel starring a modern-day Broadway actress and a medieval warlord.
Too late to stop the
printing of these excerpts, however, JM decided she had material
for two very separate novels on her hands.
Hence, Leigh Kendall,
the Broadway actress, got her story in Someone To Watch Over
Me. Astute readers will recognize the car crash in the beginning
as that which occurred in the infamous excerpt.
No word yet on when
JM intends to release the time travel.
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WASN'T JM PLANNING TO WRITE NICOLAS DUVILLE'S FULL-LENGTH STORY? |
Great memory! In 1997, in the aftermath of the short story Miracles,
JM was deluged with pleas for more of Nicki--a full-fledged
novel of his own, to be perfectly precise. Accordingly, she made
an announcement that Nicolas would receive a novel of his own.
Recently, JM addressed this topic on her online bulletin board at SimonSays.com, saying:
Nicki deserved a full-length book. My editor thought so, too...
But by the time I was nearly finished with Nicki's novella and realized what wonderful material I had for a full length book, S&S was already literally "holding the presses" for my contribution to the short story collection. It was too late to write something else to contribute to the collection, so I had to let it go.
I have few regrets about anything I've ever written, but that is one of them. And the biggest.
I used to seriously consider writing a full-length version someday soon, but after the internet furor over my lengthening WHITNEY,MY LOVE and releasing it hardcover, I decided that if I do write Nicki's story full-length, I'll do it for myself and maybe a few friends, not for publication.
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DID JM WRITE A BOOK ENTITLED THE BRIDE? |
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No.
That was a misprint that occurred in the listings for JM's books
on the rear pages of novels some years back. Julie Garwood wrote
a book entitled The Bride, which could be where the mistake
stemmed from.
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