Congratulations and ooooooh hon ^_^
the secret sounds very cool!

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Thankyou! :D Well, it's not really a secret, since I've provided the link to TOKYOPOP's page here, but hey. It'll be revealed in January (I think).

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WOW Super Congrats!!! I would love to do an interview sometime once I start Calling Manga Island back up. You've done a great job on the summary of what the 3 book deal entailed, but it would be cool to do a postmortem/what's next?! interview. I really dig your work, so I hope that we get more and more comics! I am still waiting for your martial arts book!
Happy Holidays, best wishes!
-TS
Oh yeah thanks for your continued support of Psy-Comm as well. You rock!

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Oh, that'll be great, Tony. I'd love to do an interview. I'm curious about what the other OEL authors are doing too... it would be great to see where everyone is headed.
Ofcourse I support Psy-Comm. I support all the OEL books, and will continue doing so. :D Happy Holidays too.

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Congratulations!

I have been waiting for months to read the last volume of The Dreaming!

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Thanks. :D
Make sure you check the last page when you get it! :D

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Congrats. :)

But hey. I think you should still give the bad reviewers some credit. :P

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Congratulations! I've really enjoyed the first two volumes of The Dreaming so far. You've done a fantastic job, the first volume was particularly creepy and a thrill ride. I'm looking forward to the third and final volume and find out how it all ties up (and also this secret).

Really amazing and admire your dedication to your craft and for drawing well over 500+ pages already, being consistent and also improving as well. Can't wait to see Odd Thomas when that comes out.

Best wishes to you, too, for the festive holidays! :)

Gary

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Thankyou! :D I hope you enjoy vol3. :D

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I had to go to the bookstore three times to get volume 3, how appropriate! I checked the Tokyopop website, thought it said the 11th, went to barnes and noble on the 12... not there. got told release date was next tuesday. Went again on tuesday, got told shipment hadn't come in. Went in on wensday, found the book, one copy on the shelves, grabbed, ran to cash register before anything else could go wrong! And then cause I was driving mom around to appointments and christmas shopping, I didn't get to finish till after midnight. A good read, and I'm seriously giving thought to participating in that secret on the last page...

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If you do, I'll be looking out for your entry! I'm supposed to be one of the final judges!

Glad you enjoyed the story too. :D

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I just received Volume 3 yesterday and finished it in about a half hour lol it was very, very good and I have been waiting a long time to see the completion of the story.

I'm curious if you could explain to me what your intended purpose was for the ending? Or rather, your intended meaning. I understand completely if you aren't able to explain it here without spoiling it, but if you could offer some insight, I would really like to know.

The ending was definitely not what I was expecting. At all. From the beginning of the series I had one idea in my head about Jeannie and Amber that I was so sure of and by the end *poof* Anyways, thank you for putting your brilliant work out there :) I have greatly enjoyed the series and look forward to seeing more of your work (esp. if its anything like this! :)

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Hey, glad you enjoyed the book! :D

I'm happy to explain the ending a bit more, but I'm not sure what sort of insight you're looking for. If it was a happy ending you were looking for, then I'm afraid there isn't one, because I don't believe ANYONE could have gone through what these girls went through and then came out perfectly fine. The point is, even though the girls physically escaped the school, their psyches are forever bound to that place because of what happened.

I will leave what happened to Amber open-ended. I could have confirmed what had happened to her at the end, but I wanted the readers to draw their own conclusions. As for Jeanie, it's sad, but at the end of the story, her dream life is just much more interesting than her REAL life. She even grows to like visiting the school in her dreams, even though it's a place she ought to hate.

Kinda like Mrs. Skeener, really. Mrs. Skeener (aka Beatrice Spector) should have the most reason to hate the school, but not only does she end up going back, but it ends up being her home and her grave. She fell under the spell of that place (as does Jeanie later on)... which continues despite the whole place having been burnt down now.

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I just wanted to say how much I loved the last book, but I had a question (which includes a spoiler):

Is Amber now Mary? Or are they some combination of the two?

I was wondering since after waking up she immediately asked if her sister was Beatrice, and the doctors talking about her losing her memory due to the smoke. And of course, her deciding to take up painting soon after, as well as her formal language (compared to Amber's relatively casual speak prior to the incident). And the friend in England thing. She's from Australia, but randomly has a friend in England whom she runs to visit (Maybe a relative of Mary's?). My theory is is that Amber is completely gone ('I just don't feel like me anymore' as she puts it) and Mary has taken her place, and after being told she's actually Amber and suffering from memory loss, she's decided to just play along. It's a bit crackpot, but that's what I think.

I'm also looking forward to the contest details in January. :3

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Oh, I also forgot to mention that Jeanie was extremely protective of her sister throughout all the books, but in the epilogue, she says she doesn't care/mind that she left, which I'm taking as that she knows Amber is no longer Amber, and therefore no longer has feelings for her.

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A very merry christmas, Queenie! I loved this post-- seeing the summary of your effort and having this glimpse into the satisfaction you must feel at the completion of this stage of your career! Congratulations! I'm so looking forward to your next project!

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Thanks, Dee. *hugs*
And yeah... having "The Dreaming" over is kind of like one stage of my life done or something. Spent three years on it... wow, now that's commitment LOL. I hope you check out "Odd Thomas" when it comes out at the SDCC in 2008! I hope my next project pitch after that goes well too...
Merry Xmas and a Happy 2008!!

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Hello quieeniechan! It's me, Chelsea. I finally have the Dreaming Volume 3, and read it madly. After I came home, I was shouting and yelling and jumping with glee, while holding it. I just gotta say, IT WAS SO SURPRISING!!!!! All of my questions finally answered, and the story finally told! The prolouge made me sad, because I really wanted Jeanie and Amber to be together forever, after hearing what happened to Mary and Beatrice.

Their expressions in 'the past' chapters were very good. The anger seemed so real. And the eyes were beautiful. Your drawings have changed and kind of matured, too. I kinda of understand why Mary left..... it made me so sad, though. The last part of The Haunted Linen Cupboard was hilarious. Bishie beam!!!! Heh heh heh heh, and 'The Scream' part was hilarious as well. I hope you're happily drinking Mountain Dew. ^__^

As for the writing contest, I have permission to enter, but will not. Even though I LOVE fiction writitng, I think my 10 year old brain will surely not be good to teenager brains. T__T

Happy New Year, and best wishes!!!!

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Thanks, Chelsea. I'm glad you liked the last volume of "The Dreaming" - especially the ending. After waiting for 3 years, the series is finally over. Gorsh, how old were you when you first posted on this LJ? Glad you liked the "Haunted Linen Cupboard", hehe. I didn't have much time to spend on that section, but it'll not be quite the same without it at the end.

I feel sad you won't be entering the writing contest... it would be fun to do something short, even just for practice. If you decide to enter, I'll be looking for your entry. :)

And I quit Mountain Dew... making me gain weight... T__T

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Quick question, sorry!

I know the details haven't been released yet, but will the contest be open to everyone, or just Americans? Because it would suck if that was the case, as I wouldn't be able to enter.

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I'm afraid it'll probably only be open to Americans at this point, because it's mean to be like a "Rising Stars of Pop Fiction" kind of contest. I think it sucks too, but there's no telling - the details haven't been finalised yet and won't be until the contest is launched.

But I will try and push for non-Americans to be able to enter. :D

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Hello!

I just wanted to say, that as always, you are really the Queen of Manga horror. Once again, the story totally blew my mind as to wear it was going, and even now, I have a lasting chill down my spine when i think of the story. It is almost as if the manga is the school, and like the students, one can really leave a part of themselves there! I don't think i've ever contemplated a manga as much as this one before. The depth you gave the characters really made it easy to empathize with them as well. I know i seem to be repeating myself, but this truly, truly has to be one of the most haunting stories I've read, period.

Also, thanks so much for the contest opportunity! The sounds like fun!

I'm looking forward to Odd Thomas!!!!

Hope you are having a great New Year!

(sorry for the long post ^^;;;;)
~papillion

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Just finished the third volume and wanted to pop in and say thanks for the wonderful ride. When I picked up the first volume of The Dreaming earlier in 2007 I was at a point in manga where I was getting sick of the magical girl/everyone ends up with the perfect guy/perfect ending genres. I wanted nothing short of a psychological conundrum and yours fit the bill to the extent where I picked up the second volume shortly after. I'm looking forward to Odd Thomas; the two sketches on the Dean Koontz site look great. Exciting! \(*o*)/

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Hey Queenie,
Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your books. The writing and th e art were both excellent... very entertaining. Keep up the good work, keep us informed of your future projects =)

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congrats on you books I have been a fan of you for a while and I loved reading the book and I hope to hear more from you eventually. Keep up the wonderful work.

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