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Alexis Hall

Alexis Hall

Genrequeer Writer of Kissing Books

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Will you write a sequel to a particular book?

This is complicated but, um, probably not? It’s not that I don’t want to (and I’m super flattered you liked a set of characters so much you want to spend more time with them) but whether a publisher wants a sequel is a business decision. Chances are, if a sequel isn’t available, it’s because there isn’t an opportunity at present for me to write one or else I feel I’ve left the characters where I want them to be. This doesn’t mean I don’t love the books and don’t value your enthusiasm for them. It’s just the way the industry works. And I do try to leave my characters in good places at the end of my books – I might not go full HEA, but HFN for sure!

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Will you ever write [x] book from [y’s] POV?

It’s very unlikely, I’m afraid. The choice as to whose POV a story is told from is always a deliberate one? Also my thinking tends to be if I could retell a story from a different POV, I probably should have included it in the first place.

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Is any of your work available in audio?

How awesome of you to ask! Yes it is and you can find links to specific audio editions on the page for the individual book. For example, if you’re interested in the audio edition of Boyfriend Material, just go the Boyfriend Material book page.

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Where can I get your freebie short stories?

  • Sand and Ruin and Gold: This is a freebie for new subscribers to my newsletter.
  • Wintergreen: Currently unavailable to download – but if you want to read it from when it was originally published on my blog, you can find it here.
  • My last Husband: Currently unavailable.
  • Glass: Currently unavailable.
  • Draconitas: Download in the format of your choice here.
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What’s with all the dialect?

Mostly, I’m just very interested in language. I also have a real problem with prevailing attitudes to non-standard dialects, at least in my country. In many circles it’s actively socially prestigious to be ignorant of the many ways in which English can be spoken and that profoundly offends me. So something I try to do in my writing is to reflect the diversity of spoken English.

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How do you respond to reviews of your work?

Basically, I don’t. I am very grateful to everyone who has taken the time to read and review my work (whether you liked it or not) but reviews are for readers, not writers. I will never engage with readers on reviews of my books or discussion threads about my books unless explicitly invited to do – and even then I’d be terrified of potentially closing down the conversation. If you want to talk to me about my work, you’re very welcome to contact me via my assistant Mary.

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Will you write a blog post / interview for me?

Abso-fucking-lutely. Please get in touch via my assistant Mary and we’ll sort something out.

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What’s your stance on fanfic?

From a purely legal perspective, I should probably highlight that I retain full derivative works rights over all of my material. But, having said that, I’m actually a big supporter of fanfic as a valuable and creative means of engaging with the text. So you can absolutely write fanfic based on my stuff without fear of being sued or being asked to cease and desist.

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What are you working on at the moment?

It’s a secret.  Seriously, I’m not trying to be a coquette here, but I’m very nervous about talking about things before they’re done. Also you spend a lot of time bigging up this amazing lesbian space opera you’re working on, and then you can’t finish it or sell it, you end up looking like a bit of a knob.

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Why are your later books lower heat than your earlier ones?

Ah hah! I actually wrote an entire blog post all about this.

But the tl;dr is: I don’t think they are.

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