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Ashley Simon's avatar

The Emily Wilde series has become one of my all time favorites! I love the world so much and recommend it to everyone I can.

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Heather Fawcett's avatar

Ah, thank you!

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Lis's avatar

I always love your book recommendations so much!! It is so cool to see that one of my favorite authors loves to read the same books I do.

I was wondering how Poe got his names. I know names are important to you and this Poe is clearly unrelated to the Poe in The Grace of Wild Things (who reminds me more of a young Wendell)! What is it about that that name that draws you in? Does it have a mythological background?

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Heather Fawcett's avatar

Poe was named for Edgar Allan! It's a reference to the "The Raven" (Poe initially wears a raven skin). But I do also think it's just a cute name.

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Lis's avatar

Agggh! I missed your reply! This makes so much sense. Thank you 😍

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Rebecca Mix's avatar

I swear it’s always the uninvited characters that end up being a reader favorite, and I never know if I should take that as a compliment, because sometimes it does feel like they materialize out of the ether like, “Ugh, foolish writer. You are missing a star here and it shall be ME!” 💀 Like what do you mean after all my careful planning and plotting this guy that just showed up instantly steals the spotlight?!

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Heather Fawcett's avatar

So true! It's almost rude!

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John M's avatar

Poe is just the best! He makes me laugh every time he is on the page, even if it isn’t his intention. I was so excited to see him show up in Otherlands and Compendium. I was very nervous he wasn’t going to make an appearance in Compendium at one point during the novel!

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Heather Fawcett's avatar

Ah, thank you! I'm so happy to hear that Poe is popular; I didn't expect it!

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Lori Frownfelter's avatar

I love The Emily Wilde series so much!! My daughter introduced me to them knowing how much I would love them. I’ve also started reading some of other books I read The language of ghosts and loved it too!! I just finished Compendium of lost tails and I truly did not want it to end. I love this series so much I want to read it again!! Thank you for giving us this beautiful story!!

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Heather Fawcett's avatar

Ah, thank you, that’s so wonderful to hear! <3

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Peter Thomas Conway's avatar

So strange that you mentioned the app Merlin , I just downloaded it yesterday and was just playing with it before reading this article. So far it looks great.

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Heather Fawcett's avatar

It's so great! I use it often.

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Katelyn Amanda Belser's avatar

I’m super excited about the new fantasy book! I must’ve missed the announcement

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Katelyn Amanda Belser's avatar

I must come back to read the Q&A after I finish the last book! I’ve been holding onto it to savor!

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Kaiti Elliott's avatar

I'm new to Substack and I am so happy to have found you here! Your books are easily some of my all time favourite reads. I'm also a fellow Islander. Last spring, I went for a hike in some stunning wildflower meadows in Nanaimo and the scenes reminded me so much of your books that I pretty much relayed the entire plot of the series to my husband as we went along. I haven't started the Compendium of Lost Tales yet because I want to be reading it when the wildflowers are back in bloom - nerdy but true. I want to savour it!

Your books also inspired me to create a fairy garden in my backyard that I have been adding to regularly with thrifted, found, and created treasures. It's become something I'm extremely fond of.

Anyway, I just wanted to express my excitement at finding you here, and my appreciation for your work. 🥰

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Heather Fawcett's avatar

Thank you so much! It's so nice to hear from a fellow Islander. I was just admiring some early wildflowers on a hike today :)

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Kaiti Elliott's avatar

I guess that means I can start it next! 🥰

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