Comments on: Answers about The Ultimate Fairy Book

By: Justine

Justine — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:23:26 +0000

I’m sure some people use “faerie” or “faery” of “fey” just cause they think it’s a cooler spelling. Or because they think “fairy” now has a pink Disney taint to it.

By: Penni

Penni — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:32:13 +0000

Yes well, you’re hardly going to say ‘oh you want a two book contract…? Poo poo.’ And writing to deadlines has lots of pluses (she says weakly, staring down the barrel of several…the spooky thing is when they stare back. And their slanted, evil, yellow eyes glow in the dark.). Yes pluses. Deadlines. Shape. Structure. Structure good.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:10:36 +0000

I’ve always said “fairy” and didn’t even know there was a difference until about three years ago (when tithe came out). but it works b/c they fairies i wrote about (back in the day) were totally made up and not based on legends at all. just little people with wings.

By: David Moles

David Moles — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 05:54:49 +0000

If you say “faery” or “fey”, you’re coming out of the American Contemporary Urban Fantasy tradition.

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:06:35 +0000

Awesome! I can’t wait to read it. It’s gonna be over a year of waiting though. Sigh. I always wondered what the difference between fairy and faerie was. Well, faerie are spelled cooler and look cooler.

By: haddy

haddy — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:45:52 +0000

is it set in a differnt world or multiple world. and your blog is much more interesting than scotts you post more

By: Dess

Dess — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:41:37 +0000

is a mangosteen anything like a mango? is it the same thing? better google it.

By: Mary S.

Mary S. — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:57:54 +0000

Oh, and justine? you may like to know that this post has made my day. it may well have made my year, all the way from now until the book comes out. and then I bet it’ll make my day even more.

i love your books so very, very much, you see.

~Mary

By: Mary S.

Mary S. — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:55:45 +0000

dawn: a mangosteen is a fruit. it’s wonderfully unique-looking inside and out. seeing that i live in the us, i have never been able to get my hands on one, but i have had mangosteen juice it was just about the yummiest thing ever. and very good for you, i might add.

~Mary

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:09:24 +0000

Okay, I’ve been avoiding asking this for a really long time so that I didn’t seem completely stupid but I cannot resist any longer. What the heck is a mangosteen?

By: Margaret C.

Margaret C. — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:03:15 +0000

Fairies or faeries, I love what I know about this book so far and can’t wait to read it! And it’s nice to hear that you stuck to your resolution about writing a book without a deadline, and that it helped you grow as a writer.

By: Dess

Dess — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:55:08 +0000

ooo thank you for the clarification. so are all faeries darker (as in personalities) than fairies? or it just so happens that holly black’s dark faeries are faeries and not fairies? wow does that make any sense?

By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:13:03 +0000

in modern fantasy using “faerie” usually means the story will be influenced by Celtic or English mythology.

Really? So what tradition is it coming from if you say “faery?” How about “fey?”

Confuzzled…