It's not just Ricky. His separated parents have both grown into such fascinating characters that I can easily see a Quick-sized novel just to tell their stories, possibly more than one. His one brother and three sisters are clamouring for space. His adventures are longer that HP's or Alexandra's, because by the time he even starts school at eleven (and I think I have come up with an interesting idea for that), he has already been involved in the discovery of a wholly unexpected and dangerous use of magic - time magic - and been at the centre of a nationwide sporting event for wizards. Then his adventures continue after he graduates: as an adult, he will save a hidden city whose discovery was the climax of his schooltime adventures. And there is the background that is only just beginning to fill itself, and that was always my first and foremost reason to start the story - since nobody, but nobody, has ever dealt with that unimaginable thing that is Italy remotely well enough ---
As for your popularity, well, as a really excellent writer, I don't think you should even want to have what Dan Brown or Cassandra Clare have (and you may consider that said with a sneer). But don't underrate yourself. One thing that marks a Quick reader is a pronounced proselytizing tendency; people like SwissMiss or myself will get you new readers if we have the chance.
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Date: 2009-09-15 11:59 pm (UTC)As for your popularity, well, as a really excellent writer, I don't think you should even want to have what Dan Brown or Cassandra Clare have (and you may consider that said with a sneer). But don't underrate yourself. One thing that marks a Quick reader is a pronounced proselytizing tendency; people like SwissMiss or myself will get you new readers if we have the chance.