Introduction
Guy Gavriel Kay has the special ability to take history and turn it into a fantasy that makes it a joy to read. I first met him when I interviewed him about 'Tigana' which now seems to be in the mists of time.
Ann has also been a fan of Guy's works and read 'Under Heaven' and so got to ask the questions for this interview - I just added a couple at the end - we hope you the reader will enjoy the result.
Interview
Ann: Do you visualize your characters?
Guy: As a rule, more as the books go on and they grow for me. I don't outline, and so there's very much a discovery process in every book.
Ann: How much input do you have into the cover design of your books ?
Guy: This varies from market to market, and is mostly a function of situations where I have longstanding relationships with editors and marketing people. In general by now I certainly get to say my piece and in some cases the covers represent very happy collaborations among a number of us.
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