May 2012
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“I don’t know why I ever helped you.”
“Because you like broken things.”
b-rton asked: Awesome! So, that quote in Latin, "non sum qualis eram bonae sub regno Cynarae..." Google says it means "I am not as good as I was under the rule of ARTICHOKE." I kid you not. And I was wondering, well, /why/?
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UK signing
Clockwork Princess spoilers from my London signing. (Can you have spoilers from a signing?)
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fuckyeahtheinfernaldevices:
Cassie read a snippet from Clockwork Princess, in which Cecily tells Will that she could see through him, and she knows he loves Tessa.Cassie also explained that at the end of CP2, there will be a family tree that will show how Emma Carstairs got her surname.
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parabatai
stripperwithaheartofgold asked you: Hey! I love The Mortal Instruments, and I was wondering if parabati were always boy/boy or girl/girl. Like, could it be a boy and a girl? I was wondering because you’ve called them like sister or brothers, not siblings. Also, does every Shadowhunter have one, or just some? (By the way, I also love your story in the “Zombies vs. Unicorns”...
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CoLS— questions and answers! Spoilers!
On stabbings and heavenly fire.
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firstdreamofmysoul asked you:
Hi! I just finished CoLS at five in the morning! It was glorious (and I loved the subtle TID hints btw). I am a bit confused about one thing : if Clary had stabbed Sebastian instead, would Jace still have been burned like that through the bond and ended up becoming a human torch? And since Sebastian is not dead and...
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airam-asereht:
NEPHILIM CHILDREN’S RHYME ABOUT...
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UK tour events: London to Wales, May 26-June 2
SAT 26th MAY LONDON TOUR LAUNCH EVENT ARRANGED BY FOYLES EVENT TYPE: Author talk, Q&A and signing session with Maureen Johnson VENUE: Theatre Royal, Stratford East, Gerry Raffles Square, London E15 1BN http://www.stratfordeast.com/ http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/StratfordEast.htm TIME: 2PM The Theatre Royal, Stratford East is located 5 minutes walking distance away from the Olympic...
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not dead
I just wanted to update and say — I am not dead or avoiding the internet! I have been traveling, and I also have a lot of asks regarding the post I made yesterday about feminism and sexual abuse. It was a pretty heavy-duty post and the asks are very personal and some very painful. I am going through each one individually and trying to be as helpful as possible while also trying to control my anger...
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Rape myths, rape culture, and the damage done
Under this cut are spoilers for City of Lost Souls, but also an in-depth discussion of sexual assault as it pertains to books in general and The Mortal Instruments in specific, with a discussion of rape culture and rape myths. There is also an excerpt from a scene that contains a violent physical assault.
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“alittlemoreanonymous asked you:
ugh this whole blog that shall not be...
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Brother Zachariah
Not behind a cut tag because these questions don’t really contain any actual spoilers for CoLS, but be warned anyway.
ramblingsofatotallunatic asked you:
Ms. Clare, I just finished COLS & I loved it. To me, I’m so glad you decided to continue the series & not end it after the 3rd book. I just feel an end coming that’s more satisfying & I’m very excited! Now,...
morgensnert asked: thoughts on Tom Hiddleston?
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Mortality
grandemago asked you:
In your recent answers about Alec and Magnus you mentioned the whole mortal/immortal thing being an issue. Wouldn’t Izzy and Simon have a similar problem?
Similar but not the same. Yes one is mortal and the other is immortal, but they are the same age now. They relate to each other the way people of the same age would relate to each other. They’re both...
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The Dark Artifices
f-i-r-e-b-o-l-t asked you:
Okay, so I’m very excited about The Dark Artifices and from all the descriptions I’ve read it says ‘Five years after the events of TMI, Emma is fastest and deadliest Shadowhunter SINCE Jace Lightwood.’ Can you explain what exactly this means please? Because I thought that usually, when you say ‘s/he is the best since…’ it...
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City of Lost Souls questions — and answers...
On whether Tessa and co will ever appear in TMI and a certain object in the Institute.
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venomvader93 asked you:
Hi Cassie I’m a huge fan by the way I began reading the books as a sophomore and still continue reading them into college. So anyways my question is Will Tessa appear in the Mortal Instruments? I know she appeared in City of Glass and Jocelyn mentioned her in COLS, but...
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the-true-khalessi asked: Have you see The Avengers? And if you did, what did you think of it?
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iheardtherewasasecretchord-deac asked: I don't think this counts as 'fanmail' but Is it true that you will be appearing for your book tour at Waterstones in Bath, England? It is just that this is the closest signing to me and I would love to meet you! I also wondered if you can tell me if there will be any further look in to the affair of Robert Lightwood? Isabelle is my favourite character + I wondered if this was going...
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Magnus
“vanillanightt asked you:
It’s not really a question, but an observation. I understand the reasons, but on Facebook after the recent post about TMI casting information a lot of fans are confused as to why they would want an Asian actor for Magnus Bane. Think you could clear it up, once again, to clear the confusion?”
Okay, although I admit I am confused about the confusion. They...
youknownothingjonsnohohoh asked: Are the Lightwoods really British? That's what the casting information says... Obviously their family is originally European, but I suppose I assumed Izzy, Alec, and Max had grown up American. And Jace, too?
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Casting Information Revealed for ‘City of Bones’ →
I am endlessly impressed by the way that http://tmisource.tumblr.com/ seems to have movie information about TMI that even I don’t have. :D Though I do at least know who the frontrunners for most of the parts are … but it’s an ongoing process so that could change.
Also, anyone worried that they were going to cut out Magnus and Alec, or cast Magnus with a white guy, hopefully the...
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City of Lost Souls questions — and answers...
About Simon and the Mark of Cain. Or “Bullets! My only weakness! How did you know?”
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slipintothesunrise asked you:
Why is the Mark of Cain was such a curse to Simon? For the most part, it only helped him, because it gave him invulnerability. And it didn’t prevent Isabelle from kissing him—or maybe it did bounce the kiss back sevenfold? Maybe thats why Isabelle...
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Jace Herondale Lightwood Wayland Morgenstern
“alielke asked you:
Apologies if this has been asked before. As Jace is the man with the ever changing name, I wondered, what would his name have been if Stephen and Celiné Herondale had had a chance to name him? I like to think it would have been something insanely un-Jace, such as Hubert or Eugene.”
Good Lord. Well, it probably would have been Will. Ironically. The Shadowhunter...
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City of Lost Souls questions — and answers...
City of Lost Souls: Magnus and Alec stuff. Spoilers.
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I see we may have reached the important point of Book Therapy Time.
Now probably what I can say that will be helpful is limited. It sucks when a fictional couple you love breaks up or a bad thing happens to them. I am still mad at Louisa May Alcott about Jo and Laurie and Ellen Kushner about Richard and Alec (different...
