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Hi Bruce, My nieces and I just finished reading Always October. We are hoping for a sequel. I see that there is not one in the works at this time, but we just wanted you to know we really hope there is in the near future. Thank you for the delightful read.
Sincerely,
Brittany, Madyson and Morgan
Sincerely,
Brittany, Madyson and Morgan
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Brittany, Madyson, and Morgan -
So glad to know that you liked ALWAYS OCTOBER! I wrote it without a sequel in mind, but I will confess that it certainly seems to invite one. On the other hand, I like leaving something for my readers to think about. It's a trick I learned from Eleanor Cameron, who was one of my favorite authors back when I was a kid. (I never met her, but I think we learn from everyone whose books we read.) She used to end her books, some of them at least, with the story completed but something hanging in the air that you couldn't stop thinking about. I try to do the same thing sometimes . . . and definitely with ALWAYS OCTOBER.
Alas, even if I wanted to do a sequel, my editor has moved on to a different publishing company.
Thank you so much for reading the book. It was a tough one for me, but once I was done writing it I really loved it!
BC
So glad to know that you liked ALWAYS OCTOBER! I wrote it without a sequel in mind, but I will confess that it certainly seems to invite one. On the other hand, I like leaving something for my readers to think about. It's a trick I learned from Eleanor Cameron, who was one of my favorite authors back when I was a kid. (I never met her, but I think we learn from everyone whose books we read.) She used to end her books, some of them at least, with the story completed but something hanging in the air that you couldn't stop thinking about. I try to do the same thing sometimes . . . and definitely with ALWAYS OCTOBER.
Alas, even if I wanted to do a sequel, my editor has moved on to a different publishing company.
Thank you so much for reading the book. It was a tough one for me, but once I was done writing it I really loved it!
BC