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io9 Talks Casanova
GRAEME: Okay, so you say that the book’s the reality of your life and whatever you’re going through, which makes a lot of sense; reading the text pieces in the back of each issue, the reader gets the feeling that Casanova (the series) seems to be developing into some kind of allegorical almost-autobiography, with what happens to Casanova (the character) happening in some form to you, and vice versa – Is that why you decided to get rid of the character for the majority of the second volume, to give yourself a less dangerous life?
FRACTION: I think I can answer this question, and be somewhat disingenuous, as the answer would be predicated on what your personal perception of the second volume is, to date, which is — incomplete, or I can answer it and completely blow the ending and the resolution to the story and more than a couple fairly complicated reveals that I’ve worked really hard at not resolving prematurely. So I’m going to answer a question you didn’t exactly ask and hope that it suffices.
In a story about choice, responsibility, and identity, I thought it might be of some value — as a writer — and hopefully of some entertainment — to a reader — to completely disregard any and all assumptions we all might have and see where that leads us. The biggest assumption, the most basic assumption, being that this is a book starring Casanova Quinn. The first volume studies Casanova as a character in positive space; the second, in the negative space that surrounded him. When it’s done, both volumes form a kind of whole. For a book starring twins and drawn by twins, that felt kind of fitting. Then again, I’m easily entertained.
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Not blowing smoke up anyone’s behind here, but I am consistently impressed with the words that you and yours produce for us reader-type peoples.
Listening to Fraction’s voice in my head as I read makes me grateful that there are those who *care* enough to share their talents of language and skill with the written word.
Seriously, reading good work makes me want to write even more and even better. Not writer envy, writer appreciation.
Great interview, terrible (mostly just souless) commentaries.
Thanks for the link! Thank you both, for your work.