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Dear Folks,

now that Christmas and New Year's Eve are again just around the corner, you may ask what Guesty is planning to do this year.
Well, actually he wanted to do ... nothing. Just lazing around, watching kitschy X-mas movies and stuffing himself with gingerbread and cinnamon cookies.

But yesterday we got an urgent letter from Rudolph (maybe you remember that last year Guesty celebrated Christmas with the red-nosed reindeer, and he even was allowed to help pulling the sledge).
To cut a long story short, Rudolph is down with the flu, got it from his reindeer chum Donner, and his red nose just won't stop running. That's why Guesty will have to be running - to Lapland - to pull the sledge, you know? Otherwise there won't be presents this year :- (

So, on Tuesday Guesty will pack his bags to head for the icy North. This little bulky book ... always involved in adventures. Me, on the other hand, I'll spent the holidays with my family as usual - but for sure this will be nice as well :- )
And Guesty has promised to throw down snow and nuts and chocolate gingerbread men for us when flying above our heads on Christmas Eve. Don't you promise too much, little bulky book! I'm sure you will eat all that sweet stuff yourself ;- )

Anyway, we wish you a cosy Christmas time and a beautiful, dazzling new year 2009! We'll be back for you on 7 January. Take care and don't you drink too much eggnog :- D

Insa :- ) and Guesty :o )

Archive May 2008

Insa
2008-12-23 at :

Please note!

Dear Guestbook Visitors,

for all of you who did not notice our new lead text: if you have questions, please first of all browse this website. There is a good deal of information to be found, for example, in our news or in the FAQs. You will find answers to the most common questions concerning Cornelia`s biography, her books, her inspiration, her family, the movie projects, and so on. So if you do not get an answer back, it will be because it already is explained on this website. As for the Inkheart movie project: we will no longer answer questions, because all we know so far is to be found in our news. We will keep you up-to-date. Thanks for your understanding!

Horsefreak from :)
2008-05-31 at 20:41:

Hey,
I am not reading any books right now. i am just going through and reading random parts in Eclips. The only really exciting thing i have done is that i kidknaped my friend, because both our moms were yelling at us, so we went on like a hour walk. it was fun.

Dixie news: There is nothing really new. she is good. next week in my lesson i am going to ride my trainers horse Napolion. he is 3 or 4 years old and he can be a spaz some times. it will be very intersting.

Insa: to give you a heads up ( i dont no why i am telling you this but i though you might want to no) next week on Friday i am leaving for a 10 day mission trip! so i will be gone for 10 days! it will be very weird not talking on here!

talk to everyone later
bye bye

Dustfinger2.0- i have just started getting back on the website. i dont no anyone! it is really weird!

*** Hi Horsefreak, we'll miss you, but we also wish you a great time :- ) ***

Kelsey E from North Hollywood CA
2008-05-31 at 17:54:

is there a way to add questions to the why section?

*** Hi Kelsey, you can send your question to me (insa@corneliafunke.de) and I will add it to our list. Hugs! Insa ***

Kelsey E from North Hollywood CA
2008-05-31 at 17:23:

hi! well i have only read three books so far i have read INKHEART, INKSPELL and dragon rider i can not wait to get INKDEATH! I love the books a lot. I can not wait for INKHEART to be out in the movies! I am excited! They are all so wonderful and so adventurous yet they also keep you grounded and thinking.

The Black Hood from Ghost Town
2008-05-30 at 03:33:

Hey guestbook ppl!

I've been having a very vrey crazy past few days... starting with the fact that I fell flat on my face in gym, and cracked one of my front teeth. It hurt for about a minute, but I was surprised that I walked it off and then it barely hurt after that... I still need a response for the dentist, and in the meantime, i can't eat anything crunchy, or else it might make part of the tooth actually fall off. Oh and I found out that it's actually genetic; my mom did the EXACT same thing when she was my age... even in the same gym... only she broke both front teeth, and I only broke one...

Besides that, I finnished another book, and I'm annoyed that my library is closed from this friday all through summer... so I printed my resumer to get a job at a bookstore...

Well I'm now getting thorougly annoyed by the way I can never seam to film for The Renzo Aldridge Show. Every single day that I want to film is either too cloudy, too cold, raining, and the newest devellopment is that I had a sore throat tonight and couldnt talk properly on camera... Very annoying... Oh, and global warming is a lie... it's FREEZING here!!! It was abnormally warm in april (mai temperatures) and now it's april temperatures... the thing I like about this time of year is that you arent supposed to catch a cold... I hate climate change!!!

Oh and on tuesday I'll find out if my idea of a petition for a publishing company will go through. The plan is now in the hands of School Council (a council of teachers). and if it doesnt go through... I think I'll just have to try harder and get the support of all the english speaking citizens of Quebec... (I am deffinately joining student council next year, really I should have this year...)

Ok that sums everything up... and I jsut wrote this after an hour long walk into the village to close my grandmother's drapes for her to make it look like someone's there. (she's on vacation) that's why i said I'm from the ghost town... she's basically the only person that lives there...

Ok enought dragging on and on about everything... Now I should get some sleep and rest from the cold that I'm now pretty sure I have (but strongly hope it's allergies)

Meggielomaniac from the library
2008-05-30 at 02:32:

What is Cornelia's favorite food? favorite color? favorite vegetable/fruit? favorite team? favorite animal? What does she fear most? Oh, and what does she really like(such as Hershey's chocolate or sunrises)? Luv 2 everyone!

g2g Meggielomaniac

*** Some of your questions are answered in our "Why?" section. As for the rest:
favorite team (if you mean soccer): Schalke 04 (at least when she was a teenager)
what does she really like: books, the Pacific, the City of Angels, movies, potatoes, liquorice, goldbears, tea and scones, England, dragons, and, and, and ...
Warmest wishes from Germany! Insa ***

Meggielomaniac from the library
2008-05-30 at 02:23:

Hi! I'm from Maryland, I'm in the sixth grade-soon seventh-and I love to read! I think this website is great! I have only recently found and am exploring it thourghly. I am a giangantic Cornelia Funke fan( she is my very favorite author). My very favorite two books are Inkheart and Inkspell. I'm awaiting Inkdeath quite unpatietly. I even tried to buy the German adition online and translate it on the computer but all the sites that sold it asked for parental permission and of course my mom thought I was CRAZY. She told me that I would just have to wait. One problem, I NEED TO READ IT NOW and NO I CAN NOT WAIT!!!!! In the meantime I'm trying to fulfill my hunger for good books, but I have read so many books my friends don't have anymore books for me to read! Any seguestions? I'll try almost anything!

'Night
P.S. I especially like historical fiction or fantasy with a touch of romance. ;-)

*** Have a look at Cornelia's book recommendations. ***

Allison from Woodbridge, CT
2008-05-30 at 01:52:

I'm 11 and I just finished Inkspell. I loved it and it was such a great book. My favorite character is Meggie. my one criticism is that I can't wait for Inkdeath, so please hurry up!! Otherthan that, I love your website and you rock!!!

tyler etheridge from navarre
2008-05-30 at 01:31:

omg i love ur books and hopefuly you will return my message

Gwyn from Calgary, Canada
2008-05-30 at 00:43:

Insa-
how were your holidays? :)

Scourge15-
Heya, buddie! What's up?

Gwyn

*** Hi Gwyn, thanks :- )
Guesty and I had a great time ***

kathryn from pittsburgh
2008-05-29 at 23:36:

okay, nevermind i found it! sorry, i ddin't see the 'dates' button at first...

kathryn from pittsburgh
2008-05-29 at 23:35:

hey, is there a place where i can see where cornelia funke is going to be next? (e.g. like book signings and stuff)thanks!

*** Have a look at our "Dates" ;- ) ***

Inkpen
2008-05-29 at 14:41:

Hey!
@Thuy-Tien- I have seen Prince Caspian. it is SO GOOD!!! I was the girl that wrote a letter in the news paper. its long but really good you should see it. Peter looks really cute in the movie to. and Susan looks just like me. (Only if i could have wepons (sp) like they did) Hope i could have helped!

:)Inkpen:)

Inkpen from Tuscaloosa
2008-05-29 at 14:36:

U guys (girls, im a girl) you have inspirred me to write!!! Ive only done 20 pages. but my brother really likes it so far. ( I was imasped(sp) that he was reading, he doesnt have a reading bug like me and my mom) Thanks a LOT!!!
Bye!!!

:)Inkpen:)

Inkpen
2008-05-29 at 14:32:

Im loving the summer vacation! I got out of school a week ago. I go to a privet school. Im going to be going to a diffrent one next year. Anyhoo, I LOVE Cornelia's books. I have a Q- I read on wikipedia that there was another boy. Im a little scared of what that could lead. And i have a crush on Farid. He is always next to Maggie if he can. He sounds really cute. And the guy that is playing his role, he looks ok. well i got to go.
Bye!!!!

:)Inkpen:)

Jessica from Australia/ N.T
2008-05-29 at 01:56:

I first fell in love with Cornelia's books when i was 9 when i read a school library copy of Inkheart. I loved it so much that i began searching for it every where, but i couldn't find a copy to call my own since i was 12. Farid and Dustfinger are my favourites and i wouldn't give my Inkheart and Inkspell books up for anything!

Inkpen
2008-05-29 at 00:08:

Hi!! Im new to this website. I have just finished reading a lot of Cornelia's books. They are FABULOUSE!!! (I don't know if that is spelled right??) I have read- Inkheart, Inkdeath (great books!!!) Dragon Rider, and The Thief Lord. All of them were so good!!! i also think the same with Allie. I think there should be a sequel. Bye!!!

:)Inkpen:)

*** Hi Inkpen, thanks for your entry and welcome to our guestbook. Warmest wishes from Germany! Insa :- ) ***

Cody from happyville
2008-05-28 at 23:36:

I finally have my own email address!
How was your vacation, Insa? I just got out of school today, I'm home schooled and that is why me and my brothers and sisters got off earlier then others.
If you send me a reply Insa, then you will be the first person to send me anything to my new email account. We also got cable on monday and I think it is so fast when you're surfacing the internet. Your website loads up so much faster then dial up.

Yours Truly,
Cody

*** Hi Cody, I#ll send you an email soon :- D
Hugs! Insa ***

Laura Wood from Swindon, England
2008-05-28 at 22:36:

I am a trainee teacher at Oxford with an emphasis on english.

I loved your books as soon as I read them and as part of our course we have had to explore an author and their work and then write an essay on one of the books as well as producing an A3 sheet which will help fellow trainees know how to use your books in school.

I have decided to write on Inkheart as I found this books so compelling and it captured my love for books and my imagination because as most avid readers will understand, we all want to travel into the books that we read and would also like to meet the characters that we meet whilst we read. These books have captured many of my Year 4 class and I hope to encourage more children to enjoy the range of books that you have to offer.

Many thanks.

*** Dear Laura, thank you so much for this beautiful entry! Warmest wishes from Germany to Merry Old England :- )
Insa ***

Thuy-Tien from Inkworld
2008-05-28 at 21:48:

@THE THIEF LORD- ooo I really wantt to see Prince Caspian!!!! I loved the first one! LUCKY!

@DAISY- Really? Wow, I certainly never noticed that..maybe I should re-watch the movie again xP.
Harrison Ford is getting old tho. I don't think they should make another movie. Alot of people I know wants another one.
My mom, after she saw the new one, expected more. xP

Allie from Atlanta GA
2008-05-28 at 15:15:

i just finished Dragon Rider and i am dying for a sequel. i would like to see sorrel and burr-burr-chan and have the greenblooms meet slatebeard (if hes alive, that is)will twigleg die when ben does beacause he loves him?

Steph
2008-05-28 at 01:55:

Hey, I just wanted to say that I fell in love with Inkheart when I was in grade seven, and still five years later I still am an avid fan. i can't wait for your next novel and the up-comming movie! I just was wondering if you have cast the characters for Inkspell yet, I would love if I could possibly audition! Thanks alot for your time,

Steph :)

Alena Stone from Lindsay,Ontario
2008-05-27 at 18:49:

Cornelia,
I loved your books Inkheart and Inkspell.I never Knew that there was One more Ink before Inkheart.I have yet to read Inkdeath. I love to write short stories on fairies and all that stuff. I am grade 9 student at I.E. Weldon Secondary School Here in Lindsay Ontario. My english I.S.U is on your book Inkheart I had to make a magazine on it .
sincerly
alena

Hallie from Oak Park IL
2008-05-27 at 02:33:

Hi Cornelia-
I just read your book, "Igraine the Brave" and I liked it so much!!!! I think you should write a sequel to it. Are you planning to?

Hallie

*** Hi Hallie, there are no plans for a sequel, but have a look at Cornelia's monthly report (news section), where she tells about what she's currently working on. Warmest wishes from Germany! Insa ***

Daisy from bored-to-death-ville
2008-05-27 at 01:00:

Hey everybody!!

I have been so busy with school, but hopefully I will be able to post more often once summer vacation begins.

I wrote a really good story for literature class last week about ellis island. I love writing, but I can never seem to do it unless I have a deadline and a specific topic to write about.
So while I haven't been writing, I've been learning about web design. Right now I'm trying to teach myself javascript, which is extremely difficult and confusing. And I have nowhere to try it out, because I don't want to buy a whole domain-name.

I saw the new Indiana Jones movie, which was very good. The only thing that bothered me was that I kept noticing that Harrison Ford (who plays Indiana Jones) has two different colored eyes. No one else I talked to noticed that though, so maybe I'm just crazy.

All for now,
Daisy

Scourge15 from The Badlands
2008-05-27 at 00:30:

Hey guys,
i agree with gwyn, fill me in too ;.)

Scourge15

Gwyn from Calgary, Canada
2008-05-27 at 00:01:

Hey Insa,
Is there an exact date as to when Inkdeath will come out? :)
Gwyn

*** Not yet. ***

Horsefreak
2008-05-26 at 22:53:

Ella: your horse is so pretty! i have one question!!!!! how do you keep the main so nice! Dixie's main is a mess and half of it goes one way and the other, the other way! and by the bridle you do western! that is really cool! i did western for i think 4 years, but then my friends took me to the dark side and i have been doing Engligs for i think 2 years now!

talk to everyone later

Horsefreak
2008-05-26 at 22:49:

Hey,
sorry i have not written in so long! i have been so busy! I have had so many finals! my last day of school is on Wednesday! only ONE and a HALF days of school left!

Dixie News: She is doing AWESOME! we went to a show and we got a 1st, 2nd, and a 4th! It was so much fun! We just got a new horse at the barn and it tried to kill me! i was letting it out and it reared up and tried to kick at me! it was really scary! then it went insain and ran around! He was really pretty while he was running.

Alex: you need to repair my bubble! it is very damaged.
1. i hit my arm on the electic fence and then a horse ramed it into the gate.
2. for some reason i keep falling off the 6-wheeler.
3. and finally my heart is broken.

Insa: i hope you had fun on your trip!

talk to everyone later
bye bye

*** Yes, I had. Thanks ;- ) ***

Dustfinger2.0 from Lurkersville
2008-05-26 at 21:42:

Insa- wow I have not been on here in a long time, I guess I have just been so busy! I was wondering even though we don't know when the movie is coming out for Inkheart when is the latest Ink book coming out?

Don't know anyone here, I hope some day I'll get back into the loop

Dustfinger2.0

PS- For those who know me
CHEESE, COOKIE, MILK, CAKE

(I'm the jester of randomness)

*** Inkdeath will come out in October. ***

The Thief Lord from Inkworld
2008-05-26 at 18:14:

Hey Guesty!
YYYYAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today I'm going to go see the new movie Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis who next to Cornelia Funke is one of the best authors. Funny thing is now that I'm back from Europe for two months I want to go back to Venezia and Switzerland. When I was there I kept yearning for my books. I want to know if there are famous movie makers in Germany too just as famous as people like Tim Burton, George Lucas, and Walt Disney. I definitely agree that when it comes to locations in The Thief Lord the Stella was the best of them all. My friend says I'm a bit like Hornet and say she's like Meggie. We both love to read, go to new places, and don't get as carried away like some people we know. What new books have you been reading lately? Do you like movies too? Which ones? Did you have a really, really good time on your holiday? What was the best part? Did Guesty enjoy it? Sorry about all the questions. I ask the same amount of them in math class but not with the same enthusiasm. I still love The Thief Lord. It has a very special place on my bookshelf right between Dragon Rider and Inkheart and Inkspell (very soon I hope Inkdeath will join them.) Here's an excerpt from the story I'm writing: The maharajah's heir frowned," You wish for the truth?" " Yes," Will set the ruby on the parapet," One more step and it goes over." " Fine!" Spat the maharajah's heir," Monsieur Delacour told me not to expect good manners out of you slimy street filth! My great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather was a favourite of Queen Antoinette herself. Those dirty Brits had taken over all of India. They scorned our religions. They hurt our people especially the sepoys. My ancestor was crazy for the queen. He offered her a beautiful star-cut ruby and a trade of opium but the British thought that deceitful and in the dead of night they killed the maharajah and the ruby was lost to the Labret family getting passed down through the generations even though it rightfully belongs to me. The opium was also lost. The ship that carried it was called the Lavinia and the sepoys destroyed it. That is the truth. Hand it over boy." " This ruby," said Will slowly," Has brought nothing but death, murder, and unhappiness. I don't want it at all but if you want it you can go and get it." And he threw the ruby over the parapet. There was silence and then the heir went mad. He thrust himself forward babbling incoherently and in horror Will watched as the old man tottered over the edge of the rampart and fell. Hands over his ears Will never heard the splash and he fell to his knees in the muddy gutter. A warm slender arm wove around his shoulder and he looked up to see Gabrielle and Ingra. " The ruby is gone," said Ingra wistfully," I would've really liked to see the maharajah's expression when you demanded the truth but the secrets of Agrapur can keep to themselves. Come on William. Come now Gabrielle. We've got to find Etienne. Then I shall go to my lawyer and smooth over the incident with the Queen's Ruby and the missing heir of the maharajah."
That's it so far so can you tell me how you like it? Thank you very very very very very very very much Guesty! I think Cornelia Funke's website is wonderful and I really don't have any criticism except for this...can you please put out more about the Thief Lord? Grazie. I know there won't be a sequel because that would crease the magic of the characters so I'll just have to imagine for myself what happened to Barbarossa at his new school, Hornet and Prosper, and of course Scip and Victor. D'you know that I was listening to the book on tape in Venezia and I heard them say Scipio with the Sh sound but in the movie they say it with the Sk sound. How is it meant to be? How do you prefer it? Goodbye.
The Thief Lord=)
**************************

*** Hi Thief Lord, first of all, I really like your story :- )
Wow, so many questions. Here are my answers:
I'm just reading a book about wolves (wolves are my favorite animals). And yes! I like movies! Some of my favorites are "Ghost Dog", "LA Crash", "Roman Holiday", "Breakfast at Tiffany's", "Barefoot in the Park", "Kammerflimmern", "Kleine Haie" (German movies), "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Master and Commander", ..........
As for Scipio, the correct pronunciation is SHIPIO.
Hugs! Insa :- ) ***

Jinny Blaisdell from hubbardston,MA
2008-05-26 at 17:53:

I think that the inkheart triology is the best series i have ever read along with a series of unfortunate events(by lemony snickets). I've always wanted to be an actor,writer, or an artist but i don't know how I could ever write books that great. I always had a high interest in books. How long does it take to write a book??? It must take alot of time

*** Hi Jinny, have a look at our "Why?" section. ***

Kathryn from Pittsburgh
2008-05-26 at 14:41:

Cornelia Funke is my FAVORITE writer! Question: Where did you get the idea for Inkheart? That's my favorite book. And where did you get the idea for Maggie?
thanks,
Kathryn

*** Hi Kathryn, have a look at our categories "Books" and "Why?". ***

Esther from St. Simons Island,GA.
2008-05-26 at 03:34:

Hey,Bradys. I used to live in Covington. Anywho, I love Treasure Planet. I wish I had it. =( I looked up The Book of Dead Days. Sounds very cool but kinda creepy,though. Could you please put a summary cause when i read the overviews i couldn't understand them. Later!

thief lord from inkworld
2008-05-25 at 23:27:

Hi Guesty!
Right now I am in the midst of writing a new book about two children from England orphaned at eleven and five who journey to Paris away from the orphanage and all their miseries. Here they find four other kids called Hugo, Tony, Gabrielle, and Charmont who are in similar situations and result in bargaining with jewels and precious valuables at the Thieves' Market with a despicable old thief called Delacour who has a small shop near the Red Lion Inn. They learn of a ruby beyond normal value called the Queen's Ruby once belonging to Queen Antoinette paid for with an enormous opium import that was marred with wicked lies and murder. They would be paid twelve million louis to find the ruby and give it to a person who claims rightful ownership to it. This man is the last descendant of the powerful maharajah of India who originally gave it to Marie Antoinette during the opium scandal. Charmont the ringmaster of the little gang of orphans finds out that a lady called Ingra Labret is in possession of the ruby and he plots to steal it for their incredibly wealthy client. Ingra finds out their plan by talking to James the youngest of the group and he tells her about the plan to steal the Queen's Ruby. Ingra, Charmont, James, Will, Gabrielle, Hugo, and Tony go to the Seine Bridge one night to meet the maharajah's heir with the ruby. They tell him that they no longer care about the money and they only want the truth behind the Opium Mutiny. He tells them the truth about the twisted betrayals of the maharajah and the queen and Will tosses the ruby over the parapet saying it's brought nothing but sadness and death. The heir goes mad and leaps in after it drowning to his death. I haven't figured out how it should end though. Do you think stories are better with children or adults as the protagonists? I think children are more funny, love to laugh, and bring more light onto subjects in stories. I still canno wait until Inkheart comes out. And Inkdeath for that matter. Please write back! I hope you had a very good holiday Guesty and that you go on a nice summer holiday as well (maybe to Liguria or Venezia.)
Goodbye.

The Thief Lord=)*****************

*** Hi Thief Lord! Wow! What a firework of ideas ;- ) ***

Hornet
2008-05-25 at 18:21:

3.3.3.

One more week until I will be able to come back for the summer!!!

I'm in California right now. I should probably be doing my homework instead of this 'cause I don't get back to Montana until about 11 pm and It will probably take an hour to drive home after that.

Ha! Ha! I saw the Golden Gate Bridge for the first time! It was cool. My uncle knew a lot about it. I guess I had a lot of family that worked on it.

Andrea from Chaguanas
2008-05-25 at 17:27:

Dear Cornelia,
I am twelve years old and after reading many books (includin Inkheart and Inkspell) I was inspired to write a book of my own. I am currently on chapter seven and hopefully it will be published and everyone will enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed yours!

Thuy-Tien from Inkworld
2008-05-25 at 07:19:

@Bradys Baby - I've seen the animated Treasure Planet. I liked it, too. Haah, yeah, same thing happened to me. I never knew it was really a book until like months later. =)

Oooo i love those kinds of books! Please tell me a summary!

Thuy-Tien from Inkworld
2008-05-25 at 07:14:

Hey! I haven't posted since April. hmm. Well, we just came back from seeing Indiana Jones (the latest one) and, well, I just came by to check on all you ^_^

Well, I figured out the book's coming out in October, but, when's the movie coming out? I checked a lot of places, and the trailor says "Coming Soon"
I'll check imdb....

*** The European premiere will be in December 2008, the US premiere in January 2009. ***

The Black Hood from The outskirts of stonehenge
2008-05-25 at 02:18:

Hello guestbook ppl!!!

I just finnished reading The Merlin Conspirace, by Diana Wynne Jones, and really I loved it. If anyone has nothing new to read, they should check out some of her books, they're really quite good...

Anyway, basically all I have to say,,, I just left Stonehenge, and I'm a bit stireed up at the fact that magic everywhere has been disrupted...

bye for now,

The Black Hood

connor from Maple Ridge,B.C.,Canada
2008-05-24 at 19:08:

The book I like the best,is Dragon Rider.It's very cool,exciting,and I can't wait to read the rest of your books.......Thank-you...Connor

Angie O'Brien from The Silver Palace
2008-05-24 at 18:01:

Hey Insa!
Welcome back! I hope you had a fun time. Where did you go? What did you see?

I was wondering as to what Cornelia's publishing story was. Did she receive a lot of rejections? Was Inkheart published right away?

Thanks!

*** Hi Angie, me and Guesty went hiking in the "Franconian Switzerland", a region in Northern Bavaria. As for Cornelia's fist story, it was called "Die große Drachensuche" (the lonf search for the dragons) and was published by the German publishing company Cecilie Dressler Verlag (which publishes most of Cornelia's books in Germany). Inkheart was published right away, yes. Warmest wishes from Germany! Insa :- ) ***

The Black Hood from Wherever the wings of a dream take me!
2008-05-24 at 02:30:

Hey everyone!!! I see that Insa's back!!! Hope your trip went well!

While the guestbook was down:

I took a week off from writing so that i wouldnt explode... and now im taking the rest of the school year semi-off because i want to enjoy it. (only writing on the bus) I'm horrified that my laptop will be taken away in less than 2 weeks (at which point ill back everything up twice, even thrice...) I also started rounding up signatures for the creation of a publishing company! Ill explain...

I want to get my book published... all authors do, but i had this idea that it would be heaps easyer if my school was a publisher. and the school would make money too... The catch is that i need lots of support... about 9/10 ppl that ive asked to sign have, and i have around 200 signatures of people who support the idea. 40 of which are teachers. Basically, if it goes through, grade 10 and 11 will be even sweeter. There is one flaw though... the laptops, the wonderful writing tools that let me make novels, are also extremely expensive... and the school is in dept of over 5 million... i figure they can afford a bit more for a bit... besides, a publisher would pay for itself eventually...

Well You can bet that i'll have more to say on monday, after Insa releases the hoards of messages from all the eager people awaiting the guestbooks return (it was an interesting 13 days...)

By for now

The Black Hood

*** ;- ) ***

Gwyn from Calgary, Canada
2008-05-24 at 01:25:

Hey Peoples,
Wow I feel so ashamed I haven't written for so long and I must have missed so much... Can anyone please fill me in on what's happening in the CF guestbook? Anyone? :o
Gwyn

Bradys Baby from Covington GA
2008-05-09 at 14:24:

@Everyone: Has anyone seen the animated Treasure Planet movie? I'm in love with it. And I didnt know it was based on a book until recently. I really want to read it.
There are so many books I want right now but I either cant find them or afford them. OH, I totally want to recamend (cant spell) a book called The Book of Dead Days. It was amazing. Its kind of dark and sinister but the writer is great and I found out the name of the sequel yesterday. Its The Dark Flight Down. I have to find it soon. But if you are into dark, sinister suspense read these.=) (Want a summary, let me know.)
YYYYYAAAAAYYYY!!!!! Last day for the End of Coarse Tests. I have two weeks of school left. When does summer start in Europe?

G2G be artzy! Bye.

mun3ka from compton cali
2008-05-09 at 14:24:

@ brady's baby of course i'd get on again and no im not trying to steel him... I ♥ tim :D well the bell rang tootelless

Vanessa Moussa from Perth
2008-05-09 at 12:40:

Dear Insa,
Yes i do understand that you cant give out Cornelia's address, but thanks for trying for me.
And yes i would like you to show Cornelia my letters pease, i would really appreciate it thanks.
Sorry for when i typed you a letter last time because i kept on sending you the same letters,it was just because i thought you didnt recieve my letters i wont do it as much next time sorry.
Anyway what have you been doing latley i havent been doing much, oh guess what i told the teacher about me typing to you and you typing back and shes very proud of me,and then my teacher told the princable and shes really proud of me to so thanks for all your typing back to me its like so exciting.
My birthday is coming up soon and at school my class and the whole of yr 7 will be going on an excursion on my birthday, so that means the whole of yr7 will be celebrating my birthday with me, now thats cool.
Oh if its possible could you ask Cornelia if should to come to Perth one day for a visit and if i could talk to her in person please, and of course i want you to come aswell please, so could you ask for me please thanks.
So i hope you have a good mothers day and say happy mothers day to Cornelia from me please thanks.
Talk to you soon!!

Love Vanessa :)

*** Dear Vanessa, thank you so much for your nice entry :- )
Have a great birthday and warmest wishes from warm and sunny Germany (Spring has finally arrived) :- D
Insa ***

Maeve... again from Atherton
2008-05-09 at 04:53:

Just a quick question...
Is there anybody from ENGLAND in here??

And Insa, is there a special reason we have to put our email addresses? I mean, is there something we get because we put it there? (I don't know if you've noticed, but with my email address, I'm not kidding when it says "idon'thaveone"!

*** No, Maeve, you don't HAVE to put your email address. It's just an option, for example, if someone does not want to have his/her question posted here in the guestbook, but would like to get an answer. ***

Maeve from Atherton
2008-05-09 at 04:48:

Here I am in the Atherton, and let me tell you it's very, very unstable. This whole world is collapsing in on itself! (read this book guys, it's very interesting! "Atherton: House of Power) Everything's a little tense between the peoples of the Highlands and Tabletop, as you can imagine.

Hey dreamweaver! That is a very good quote! Thanx!

Angie O'Brien (hey, we got the same name (my name's not really Maeve)) One of the stories I'm writing- AND DON'T ANYBODY DARE COPY OR YOU WILL BE SORRY!!!!!!!!- is about this kid named... let's say it's Joe, but his name is virtue (just gotta think of the exact right one). When he was born, he was about to die, and so his mother used a spell to call down a dragon who saved his life, with one catch: Joe has to find him and prove his name before he turns seventeen or he'll die. So he sets off some time later, and he meets other kids doing the same thing, and all their names are virtues, like him. Anyway, that's all I'm gonna say, cause when it comes to my stories, I'm paranoid. But yeah... that's one story. AND I'LL KNOW IF YOU COPY ME!!!!!! (sorry, I really am paranoid! I don't even like it when people watch me write stories. Just plain weird, I guess!)

Brady's baby-
I know what you mean. Ever since I saw Lord of the Rings, I can't really get the same picture of them I had before. UNLESS I start really getting into the book (y'know, like when you're so deeply immersed, you don't hear anyone talking till they're screaming in your ear). I actually am really excited about the Inkheart movie, because I know my versions of the characters so well, I know I won't forget them. Besides, the movie is like a different story, because it's not the same as the book. I know in my mind, Meggie has dark curly hair, Farid looks like the little boy at the beginning of the Little Princess movie, and Resa looks like Belle (Beauty and the Beast) but with blonde hair. Everyone has their own ideas, even directors. In Lord of the Rings, I thought Helm's Deep was on a hill, not in a valley, just cause I was reading too fast, and I always think of Artemis Fowl with curly blonde hair, even though it's jet black. It's just the way of the world, I guess!

Black hood: Thanks for the words of encouragement! I've got serious writer's block right now, with a story I WANTED to finish a long, long time ago. Like last summer. (And I'm only on chapter three!)

Yours Truly,
Maeve

The Black Hood from writer rehab
2008-05-09 at 03:29:

@dreamweaver:
Good Quote. That is inspirational... a lot deeper than when I say to keep the dream alive... I see the light at the end of the tunnel now (the tunnel being my book) and I'm making my way towards it, slowly but surely, and I'm slightly wrried when I write too fast that I'm leaving out important bits... (I know I always say not to edit, but a huge part in the previous chapter i forgot to add in, and a really important part for the storyline to work and have a nice constant (but natural) buildup of suspense.

@everyone:

At the moment my fingers are clumsy and feal like they're made of led, so I keep haveing to press backspace... Oh god and I'm supposed to be playing guitar... it would be a lot more fun if I didn't have school... I just dont feel like playing at home after a long day... If my guitar was at school id play for sure a lot...

I've officially been writng in the same spot, every recess for 2 weeks... i maybe wrote 2000 words in that time frame... I'm getting slightly annoyed by the fact that I'm constantly wanting to eat with my friends instead of disciplining myself to eat by myself while I "write"... I think I'll take next week off... Yes... I will take next week off, otherwise I'll burn out and be annoyingly blocked forever... I hate to make excuses to not write, but since january i've been sitting at that stupid table that I'm beggining to loathe the place... My head is getting seriously tired too... I've noticed that just reading a small chapter in a fairly easy book makes me exhausted... playing sports is getting to be a lot less tireing than reading or writing (usually sports are the only thing that can ever tire me out.) Ok... forget next week; ill explode by then. I hereby declare that tomorow and the week later I won't write anything fictional (unless school related.)

I read spomewhere that 25% of your energy is used by your brain. I have a fealing that I use way more. well for some reason my jaw feels clenched as If I'm incredibly stressde out... Ok

Advice to writers: breaks are important... do NOT go more than a week straight writing. I'ts very unhealthy for you (as I've just discovered) and it will save a ton of very bad stress to avoid it.

Ok heres by lecture of the day... I don't think I'll survive Math because it involves too much concentration, so I think I'll bring some paper and draw something abstract and random... I hate to use this place to "vent", but it really helps when I put my everyday problems into writing. I can solve anything easyer when I write it down.

By the way, my presentation of the ear turned out good. Now I don't have to wear a paper bag over my head and change my name... lol some of the clips were a bit embarasing, but luckyly one of my friends is amazing when it comes to makeing movies and made it actually seem really funny.

OK, my lecture for today, don't let yourself burn out and take breaks, and there's always some good in a seamingly bad situation (and vice versa)

@ all writers:
Take breaks! No, i dont mean like write an hour then do something else. I mean like at the times when you usually are writing you might want to go out of te routine once and a while... I said to myself that I would take a break this lunch, but I didn't have the willpower too... I am officially a writing addict. i suppose there are worse things to be addicted to, but still...

OK now I'll shut up, because I'm going to collaps if I don't

Bye

The Black Hood, from writer rehab

jenny from capricons village
2008-05-08 at 23:57:

OMG,I LOVE INKHEART,INKSPELL,AND HOPEFULLY I WILL LOVE YOUR INKDEATH ME AND ALL OF MY FRIEND'S LOVE YOUR BOOKS AND CANT WAIT TILL INKDEATH WE CANT BARE IT ANY LONGER....WE JUST LOVE YOUR BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Caz from Strawberry Hills
2008-05-08 at 23:35:

Hi, i just want to say that I absolutely love the Inkworl series. I just finished Inkspell, I kept on putting it off but then when I read more I was just addicted. I can't wait for Inkdeath to come out, and I was so excited when I was told that Inkheart is coming out next year! Yes, well I just can't wait!

Whisper of the Heart from Somewhere Over The Rainbow...
2008-05-08 at 20:31:

I LOVE Inkheart, read it at least 6 times and can't get enough!! Also really excited about the film and Inkdeath, CAN'T WAIT!!!

Whisper of the Heart

Bradys Baby from GA
2008-05-08 at 19:39:

Mun3ka you dork. but thanks. I didnt know you would get on here again. And what are you doin talkin to MY man?! (lol) luv ya.

I love my Bayboo!

the dream weaver from the land of dreams
2008-05-08 at 17:34:

hi
@everyone: did this in english please read i found it very moving. i know it talks about america but it should be about the whole world.

You must never stop dreaming. Face reality, yes, but don't stop with the way things are. Dream of things as they ought to be. Dream. Face pain, but love, hope, faith and dreams will help you rise above the pain. Use hope and imagination as weapons of survival and progress, but you keep on dreaming, young America. Dream of peace. Peace is rational and reasonable. War is irrationable [sic] in this age, and unwinnable.Dream of teachers who teach for life and not for a living. Dream of doctors who are concerned more about public health than private wealth. Dream of lawyers more concerned about justice than a judgeship.never surrender to malnutrition. We must never surrender to illiteracy. Invest in our children. Never surrender; and go forward. We must never surrender to inequality.Why I cannot challenge you this way? "Jesse Jackson, you don't understand my situation. You be on television. You don't understand. I see you with the big people. You don't understand my situation."I understand. You see me on TV, but you don't know the me that makes me, me. have a story. I wasn't always on television. Writers were not always outside my door. When I was born late one afternoon, October 8th, in Greenville, South Carolina, no writers asked my mother her name. Nobody chose to write down our address. I understand. I know abandonment, and people being mean to you, and saying you're nothing and nobody and can never be anything. I understand when nobody knows your name. I understand when you have no name. I understand. I understand work. I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I had a shovel programmed for my hand. I was born in the slum, but the slum was not born in me. And it wasn't born in you, and you can make it. Wherever you are tonight, you can make it. Hold your head high; stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but the morning comes. Don't you surrender! Keep hope alive. Keep hope alive! Keep hope alive! On tomorrow night and beyond, keep hope alive!

soz it's very long but it was very good
the dream weaver

Mun3ka from Compton
2008-05-08 at 17:20:

@ jessie's baby .. um yea i didnt read da whole thingy i appoligize :D

Mun3ka from Compton
2008-05-08 at 17:12:

@brady's baby
c u tommarow (well today wen u read dis) and i hope u did outtasting .. that's not how u spell it lol...on ur test i think that the science was the hardest so far... well ya laterz

@ jessie's baby
i thought i said hello ... i was expecting atleast a hi n return... :(

@ everyone
are these books located just anywhere?

Bradys Baby from covington, GA
2008-05-08 at 14:25:

Slugish morning everyone.

@ Angie O'Brien: Your right, some movies havent completely destroyed books but to me the book is the movie already. I can picture everything in my head ( if the author describes things well.) Every time I think about a book I have read I see it as a movie. I even get movies and books mixed up.
Thats really cool that Cornelia is the co-producer and she has a say in it. And I would like to know that tip your talking about. What kind of books do you write? I'll tell you about mine later, I have to go.

@ Jessies Baby: I know your just helping and I will have a good day at school.( I plan to sleep in first period =)) I love you too. I dont think I'll see Jaz today. Anyways I love you. Bye-bye. MWAH!
P.S. Why did you put Crowly? <3

The Black Hood from aldridgeville
2008-05-08 at 03:43:

Hello everyone! Today I made the wheel of missfortune, and yesterday the sign for the Renzo Aldridge show. The Renzo Aldridge Show is a variety show, and includes various series of sketches (short plays) by me, my sister, and whoever else is around the house that day... The story goes that I introduce my show, then I accidentally kill a member of the audiance... while im running from the cops, the clip of the british derby is playing, then it stops and I tell the audiance how I have to go to court, but at the court, I'm going to film it so im going to play both the judge, and myself, the host of the show... then I'll sentence myself to a part time job at the local All Mart, and I haven gotten any further than that.

I wish i had hi speed to webcast it...

anyway, tomorow I cant film the show anyway because itl be raining, so itl have to wait...

Thats my nonsense for the day, bye

Falcon from The skies... =)
2008-05-08 at 02:28:

3.3.3. "I love duct tape." ROTFLOL trailor but NOT in bookwhat was with Meggie reading Totoout of the book ....nvm i won't say anything because I trust Cornelia Funke and I think that if anything the movie will be better than the book...."I love duct tape." lolz that is my new signature phrase! =) o PLZ no german ppl tell us who haven't seen the movie yet anything!! PS Insa u r the best, having to sift through and reply to a lot of these letters.(at least I HOPE you have help!)

*** ;- ) ***

Megan Gooden from St. Louis
2008-05-08 at 01:40:

Hi I love Funke's book Inkheart and I'm just starting Inkspell. I was wondering... Did you make up the animal Gwin is? I just had to ask!! Thanks for reading my letter!!
-Megan_

*** Well, at least I haven't seen a horned marten before .... ***

Crowley aka Jessie's Baby from Silent Hill
2008-05-08 at 00:55:

@insa Well that kinda sux, i was hoping to get some tips from you. Is there anyway i could get tips from Cornelia??? XD

@ Brady's Baby: Well i'm just trying to help with correctng you and i'm just messin with you. I love you so much. and tell jsmine i said hey. i love you baby. have a good day at schol.

*** As for writing, have a look at our FAQs ("Why"-section). ***

Angie O'Brien from hmmm....let's go with the Silver Palace for today
2008-05-08 at 00:48:

Hello all! I haven't talked to so many of you in a long while! scanning the entries, i see that there are some new posters (unless you've just changed your name) and some old friends as well.

AlEx: WHAT IS UP!?! I have not talked to you in what seems like months!! Hey, I'm sorry I never got to post my bit of the guestbook story. I guess it just sort of died? Did anyone every continue it? If so, i would LOVE LOVE LOVE to read what you guys have come up with!! So, what's new with you? Anything exciting?

HoRsEfReAk: Same questions: what's been happening? God, I feel sooooooo out of the loop right now, not having been here in ages!!!

BrAdY's BaBy: Unfortunately, I tend to disagree with you as well as agree. Movies often enhance the book, make the whole world "come to life" (ah, kind of a bad pun, but bear with me.) Don't judge every movie/book with the same closeminded opinion. Like, with the first couple of Harry Potter movies, they got them down pretty good. I can't speak for the later ones, but still. Anyways, watching a possibly sucky movie rendition will always make you appreciate the book more, and the work writers go through to get the story just right. And, I don't think the Inkheart movie is going to stray too much from the book at all because Cornelia is the co-producer and has some leeway with the script and what not. :-) Also, if you want help with description and whatnot, tell me. There's this really good method specifically for fiction description that I could share with you.

ALL: Speaking of, I'm reading a lot of comments about writing and stories. If anyone wants to drop a line about what their's is about, I'd be interested, and I could tell you what mine was about. Don't worry, I'm not a lurker (ha ha, ella, if you're still on here, I haven't forgotten that. darn, who else was it that was in on that? it was you, me, alex, horsefreak......i can think of her, she had a cat....and the cat would sometimes type on the computer......GREYPAW!! I think. If greypaw is still on here say hi!)

InSa: I simply have a question, and it's actually embarrassing to ask, because I myself and countless others have asked it, and I have read the response over a thousand times, but i just cannot remember. okay, here it goes. When is Inkdeath set to come out? (ahhhh. cringing with the embarassment of it all) I think you said 2009, but i can't remember, and my friend was nagging at me to find our this morning.

That's all for now! I'll see if I can get a word in tomorrow during Marketing Class (if the internet at school still isn't down) If not, then after school it is!!

*** Hi Angie, I posted the answer in our FAQs (Why?-section). The book will come out around October 2008. ***

Angie O'Brien from Still at the Silver Palace with handsome Sir Honri.....
2008-05-08 at 00:48:

p.s Insa, when's the next chat?

*** After Guesty's holiday. ***

Cody from Happyville
2008-05-08 at 00:00:

Umm, hello everyone.
Nothing has happened lately and I don't think anything interesting is about to. I'm afraid I still have some homework to do before tomorrow(that means I have to do it tonight, yuck!) it's english, and though it is not very difficult I still think it is a pain to do. But luckliy, everyone, school will be ending at the end of the month, yippeee! Maybe I can finish my book over the summer, maybe, underline maybe because I'm not sure if I can because of all the ideas that are coming at me at the same time, nt makes me want to pull my hair out when I can't get to sleep at night because of an idea that won't stop pestering me.
Yours Truly, soon to be author: Cody.

the dream weaver from the land of sleep
2008-05-07 at 17:44:

hi everyone we had to draw a map of a village in french i was going to do hte land of sleep but the person next to me did the land of dreams so i couldn't i'm constructing a map for my story at the moment

@THE BLACK HOOD: i read you post at lunch time. yes i do catch the bus but it's not very easy to write there people have food fights. um i write in lunch time and at home. i'm writeing now.
g2g weave some dreams

mun3ka from compton cali
2008-05-07 at 16:18:

hey brady its that crazy chick frm art class lolz
well i've never read any of these books but ive heard interesting things about them and i think i may read them one day
(maybe) so yeah ...
hey jes

Bradys baby from covington GA
2008-05-07 at 14:20:

Good morning Everyone!

@Jessie's baby: You're such a dork! And you always correct my typing! Have a look at your own. =) <3 hehe. I love you too. Talk to you around 5-ish. Mwah!

@ Insa or anyone who cares: No improvement on my story. This is the first time I have been scared to write b/c I think i will mess everything up. Now instead of writing 4 pages a day I write about 2 or 3 paragraphs a day. (so slow)

@everyone: So most of you are happy about them making a movie of Inkheart? I'm not. Infact I was outraged! When a book becomes a movie you no longer see the caracters your own way, you only see the actors. And they always leave stuff out or change things around. My sister read Eragon, then watched the movie and was realy p/o. She said they got everything wrong. And the movie A Series of Unfortunate Events is based on books 1-3, which I've read. They left out too much stuff and changed alot of things. I was yelling at the T.V. NO LIE. So I'm avoiding the Inkheart movie. I feel like all the people who havent read the book but will go see the movie will be cheated of all the great things that Cornelia stuffed into the book. =(

Anyways, I'm gonna go to Art in a minute. Bye you guys.

Jessie's Baby from McDonough, GA
2008-05-06 at 23:43:

OMG, I LOVE YOUR BOOKS THEY ARE SOOOOO AMAZING!!! my favorite book at the moment is inkspell.
I'm a writer but i specifically write songs/poems and your books are sooooo inspiring.

@ Brady's Baby: I love you sooooo much. I hope you have a great day today at school. And btw, i don'tust say i love your books cuz i'm your b/f, i say it because i really do love them. I love you baby.
Insa ilove also how you answer your sister's mail for her, i really admire that. And i was wondering, do you write books or anything? I would like some tips if you could.

*** No, I only write the texts for this website. ***

the dream weaver from the land of sleep
2008-05-06 at 22:15:

hi

@THE BLACK HOOD: soz sats is a set of tests we have to do. they don't mean anything and they stand for standerd assesment tests
teh dream weaver

Therese from Albany, Or
2008-05-06 at 21:32:

I love your books! Their AWESOME!!!!

The Black Hood from MVHSville
2008-05-06 at 18:18:

hello everyone, I'm at school, its lunch time, and according to the sign i put in front of my laptop, I'm writing my novel (obviously not at the moment (I'm too obsessed with writing here))

I'm currently at page 177 and around 44 000 words. The inspiration was flowing, until I noticed that my airport was on and had internet and I decided to go here. (Stupid Airport)

@ The Dreamweaver:
When do you write? Do you have any long bus rides to write or anything? Btw congrats on having written those pages... double sided? Small writing?

@Maeve:
Yes... the Canadiens lost.... stupid stupid Flyers.
Artemis Fowl is a great book, inspired me along with Inkheart... can't wait for 6th book (It's coming out in January...
Just keep the dream and you will get that million dollars and authorship... maybe not the million dollars, but at least the authorship.

@everyone:
I will be leaving now, because I'm supposed to be writing (my modified body clock (modified for writing) is telling me to write now because I like to write now (even though I usually get distracted by my friends and the sometimes less good songs on the school radio... hey my spot isn't perfect, but I like it..))

Bradys Baby from covington, GA
2008-05-06 at 14:23:

October 2008?!!!
Thats way too far away.

@ the dreamweaver: The land of sleep has bank holidays? (lol)

@ Insa: In my new book I'm trying to be desciptive and take my time. The first few pages are probably the best ever and I dont want to start geting sloppy. Other than that I have the events planned out. I read my stories out loud to my b/f over the phone and I got the best reaction out of him yesterday when I threw in a shoking surprise. Thats the best part of being a writer, shoking your readers and puting them in another world, someone elses shoes. Its great.

So hows Germany around this time of year? It just gets hotter in Georgia. =) G2G Bye.

*** Hi Bradys Baby, here in Germany we have beautiful spring weather, warm and sunny :- ) ***

Maeve from still in Fowl Manor
2008-05-06 at 05:12:

okay,okay sorry! Just read the posts from April!
Thank you dreamweaver and Blackhood! *falls down on knees in gratitude* People actually talk to me and know I exist! Yay!
When I was little (just remembered) I thought Bambi, the Fox and the Hound, and the Land Before Time were the saddest movies.
And for everyone else's sake, here's the meaning of my new favorite word: defenestration is the act of throwing somebody out a window. Or something. Heard it on a TV show, believe it or not. Who ever said TV wasn't educational? (Especially Bill Nye, the science guy. I used to love that show!)

Oh, and Blackhood? The cup is OURS. Hey, there's always next year, right? ;)

Maeve from Fowl Manor
2008-05-06 at 05:01:

hello everybody!! I'm back on my road trip, and I decided to visit that ingenious genius, Artemis Fowl (junior, of course). He's not very accomadating, though. He wasn't at home (probably do to fairies or some kind of time paradox), and so I've been hanging out with Juliet and Mrs. Fowl. Anyway, weather's great and finally warming up. C y'all!
-Maeve

Anna R.,
Y'know, you're like the only one who answers my quiz things. Thank you for answering! And yeah, by the way, I am a writer and I've only finished one actual story, and now I'm rewriting it because I didn't like it. But I will! And then I'll be a famous author... with a million dollars... and a house on the moon... hey, I can dream, right? But I will finish them, or die trying. Or be otherwise inconvenienced.Bye!
-Maeve

Horsefreak
2008-05-06 at 03:09:

Hey,
im so sorry that i have not been on for so long! I have been so busy! First i went on a trip with my church and then my sister had to go to the hospital, so i was in the emergancy room waiting room the whole night. then school :( then more school :( and more school, and then i went on another trip with my school! and now i have a horse show this weekend, and i just found out that i have another one next weekend! it is so insain! I will try to write as much as i can!

Alex: I have sort of hurt myself, but not to bad. I have been trying to be safe, but in Art we are using really really sharp blades to cut stuff out! it is so scary! lol!

Dixie News: she is good! i got new Tall boots! they are so painful to break in! The barn roof blew off not to long ago, i dont no if i have already told you that but ya. other wise not that much has been going on.

talk to everyone later!
bye bye

Dustfinger a.k.a. samantha vesco from little town with no one like FARID (booooooo)
2008-05-06 at 01:44:

Yo people!
@savren, I have a crush on Farid also and I agree that the real guy doesn't look like what the real Farid looks like. And I don't know if you know this but if you go onto Google images and put in Inkheart Movie it brings up pics of the people in full costume as their characters. And they have a pic of the guy Rafi Gavron (who plays Farid) in the full costume and he doesn't look like I imagined. But whatever.

@anyone, I am so going to try out for the part of Brianna if they make the movie Inkspell cause I would love to play her part. I think I say that every time but who cares. OMG! I just read my friends Fan-fiction for Maximum Ride and it's so good. It's kind of a take off of a rated M fan-fiction but it's still great. You people should read it. If you are on the internet one day put in *** (sorry, we do not refer to other websites here in the guestbook ***) and go to books then pick any book and read some of the fan fictions. They are so funny sometimes. I have read practically all the Inkheart fan fictions, and if your interested in reading my friends go to the Maximum Ride fan fictions and look for The Experiment by CAPTAIN BOEatyourservice. It's good, and if you want to read the one it came off of a bit read Forced Evolution by MaximumFangness under the Rated M catagory. There both great, but if you can't stand any kind of sexual content then don't read Forced Evolution. But if you want to read it anyway watch out when it says (LEMONS) cause it might gross out some people what Lemons means. Anyhu....... I am also wrighting some fan-fictions but they aren't posted yet. Also I came up with a name for my book. It's called, THE PYRIAMA PENTACLE. Pyriama means (in my own terms) any 8 sided pentacle. Now this is the name of my first book so don't flame me for a weird name. On the subject of weird people think I am totally bonkers cause I talk in a British accent and I have never even been to the UK. Plus people think I am weird cause I read the Ancient Egyptian Book of The Dead, which is just a book of spells to protect the dead in the afterlife. If any of you have seen The Mummy movies it has a referance to the book of the dead and that's what bring the dead guy back to life. Funny how I'm talking about that movie since it has Brendan Fraser in it and he plays Mo in the Inkheart movie. Creepy. Since I'm on a blog about Cornelia Funke and she of course wrote Inkheart. Well I'm out of things to talk about. So Bye.

From, Dustfinger a.k.a. samantha vesco
P.S. I have a major crush on FARID!!!!

Renata Colina from Mexico City
2008-05-06 at 00:47:

Hi! I just wanna say that I love all the Cornelia Funke`s books there are full of cool things =P

? from USA
2008-05-05 at 22:52:

i love your stories. They are so awsome! I cant wait for Inkdeath to come out. When exactly does it come out? lol I was crushed when i found out that Dustfinger died in Inkspell. I have read Dragon Rider and I am working on my 2nd time reading it. You are the best writer EVER!!!!!!

*** Inkdeath will come out around October 2008. ***

kristin from pekin
2008-05-05 at 21:46:

I love your books!!!!!

the dreamweaver from the land of sleep
2008-05-05 at 20:13:

hi

@THE BLACK HOOD: yeah i've got nearly 2 pages wich is a world record for me when starting a new project

@BRADYS BABY: i didn't have to go to school today bank holiday yyyyyaaaaayyyyy

ok going to weave some dreams

Bradys Baby from covington, GA
2008-05-05 at 14:27:

Hey everyone!
@ Anna R.: I wrote the beginings of a few stories a while back and never finshed them. But when I moved I had nothing to do and I came across my old stories and got inspired. After I finished a few, new story ideas where coming to me. But you have to do one at a time or else you'll "overload" . I have to pace myself or my writing gets alittle sloppy.
@ anyone: I'm sooooo tired. I dont want to be at school! ITS MONDAY! Who likes Mondays? ( NOT ME!) Summer is in three weeks. Oh, and Happy Cinco De Mayo! I'm not spanish but I'm in a spanish class and we are celebrating that today. NOOOOOO, the dreaded first period. G2G. Bye.
P.S. I love MY Baybay!!!!! (b/f)

skybluerider from Irvine
2008-05-05 at 04:29:

I'm new here but I love all of Cornelia's books. I have read all of her English books that I have come across. I love them all but so far my favorite has been Inkspell. Though I am waiting to read Inkdeath. I think I like Inkspell the best because it has more romance than the others because my favorite types of books are often adventure/romance books kind of like Eragon. I love all of Cornelia's books and can not wait till more come out.

The Black Hood from Jelloville!
2008-05-05 at 04:13:

Hello everyone! I made jello today, and the day before that, and the day before that... I like jello lol.

I also created the British Derby today (and completely forgot to put on my british accent) (a temporary subshow of the Jon Show). It was raining today, so I couldnt make the sub shows that i wanted. Anyway, the Dunestar Extreme beat the SVAR Car, and Alex Dunestar won a bottle of laundry detergent, only to give it to her maid. Using intense editing, I gave the whole thing the feel of a TV show. The only thing missing is the lights and the stage... I wish I could use my school's auditorium. Oh, I know, I'll use my front porch, and lights arent a problem there... Now all I have to do is nag the phone company for high speed.

Tomorow will probably be bad. because I have to do a presentation on the ear, and it includes a video featuring me. (I hope the pojector breaks) an embarasing video that I didnt make. I really hope the ones presenting the sense of touch have something amazing to detract attention

Anyway, bye (I might change the name of the show to the Renzo Show, and take on the name Renzo Aldridge for the entire show. I like taking that pseudonym when I dont want to say my real name, it's one I can act out well.)

The Black Hood

julia from manhattan
2008-05-05 at 00:20:

Hallo Cornelia!

Schreiben Sie gerade ein neues Buch???
Wenn ja, welches???

Julia

*** Liebe Julia, schau doch mal in Cornelias letzten Monatsbericht (steht in unseren News). Liebe Grüße! Insa ***

Tess from El Paso, Texas USA
2008-05-04 at 07:23:

Wonderful! I have engaged my students in reading thru C. Funke!

ida benczko from shenton park(wa australia;perth)
2008-05-04 at 06:31:

I read The Thief Lord and couldn't let go until I finished it. Loved it!!!

Morgan from Peru
2008-05-04 at 03:03:

Oh my goodness!!! I'm so excited for Inkheart the movie to come out!!! I just want to let you know that the cast is PEFECT for the movie...except that I would've been better for the Meggie part...just kidding. ( :

beth todd from Southaven
2008-05-04 at 02:40:

i am in the middle of the second book by her (inkspell) and after reading inkheart, i fell in love with her writing. my friends ashton and angela got me into reading her books. so now i fell in love with reading about mo and maggie and dustfinger and farid and loved seeing capocorn dead in the first book and cant wait to see what happens to basta in the future books.

The Black Hood from Ihatehaircutsville
2008-05-04 at 02:29:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! My not too long (but too long according to everyone else) locks of orange hair are gone!!! (Yesterday was hell) I hate haircuts... I look horrible with short hair, that's why I keep it a bit shorter than shoulder length... but some people think that a little is 3 inches of hair... I say take off a little, and I look bald after!!! (compared to before) now I hate fretting about something like hair, it will grow back, but I liked being a rocker!!! I better get a summer job!!!
(My fret for the day is over)

OK, now that my crisis is temporaraly over (untill I look in the miror and realise that there hair that was not quite shoulder length is gone), i'll start talking about something else, like my new tv show (that doesnt exist yet)

I'm planning on stating a TV show, called... Ok I don't have a name...yet. (I will tomorow probably.) It won't actually be on TV, but it might be a webcast... (that is if the good for nothing internet company runs high speed to my house. (the high speed companies keep sending us these idiotic advertisements in the mail, and theyve been doing it for years... of course i cant get high speed because it isnt available... but all the money theyve wasted sending adds they could have ran a high speed thing...) (Stupid internet companies... have all this information at their fingertips and they're still dense... )

Anyway, my TV show thing is going to be some really random thing. (picture the Amanda show, Drake and Josh, or iCarly on a super low budget.) For those who don't know, the Amanda show was a professional show (that was made to look amateur) (I dont think it airs anymore) that was about a girl named Amanda, and her Show.
Basically, she and a cast of less than 10 ppl dressed up and did all sorts of plays and improvised looking drama stuff. The costumes ALWAYS had flaws so that you could see it was fake... it also had a lot of little sub shows and the like in it... basically the randomest show ever, by far the most fun to act, and seamingly insanely low budget. Basically, a closet full of random old clothes and a house full of everything is enough supplies to run this kind of show.

My show is similar (not much choice due to lack of monetary resources) but it'll be different... (due to lack of human resources) Basically I can count on having 2 ppl minimum plus one cameraman (that's all the time) I can count on some special guests, but that's not going to make up for the lack of regulars.
Anyway, tomorow me and my sister and one of her friends will be planning some of our subshows, and well be filming some as well...

@the dreamweaver: I sure wish I could think later! I'm writing slower and slower, but I think the clue is to realise it... once I write for a while it goes fast, I just lose the mood if it's been a few hours. I think I think too much though... It should be better by next week some time...

Anyway I'll be off, Canadiens are playing, but if they dont win, they cant get the cup :-s

Jessy from Germany
2008-05-03 at 20:08:

To Savren
Yeah, I know what it's like to cry rejoice early in the morning ... But on this time of the day my parents are asleep so I shouldn't be triky ;)
Wow, October ... It's a long time ... I feel with you! =(

Savren from Tuscaloosa,Al
2008-05-03 at 18:15:

Hi!!
@the dream weaver- ya, Farid probibly won't look anything like the "real" Farid in the book. But i bet i will be really silly and still have a crush on him. Well the dream weaver, i hope we can be freinds on the computer. Its fun having people sending stuff back. Anyhu............ I have to do a project for school. 2 WEEKS LEFT!!!! at lest for me. i go to a very wierd school (Ya me!! Hump) i have really wierd people at my school. But stop talking about my school, I LOVE CORNELIA FUNKE'S BOOKS. I have my family reading the books. wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweee!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have no idea y i just did that. im wierd. LIKE MY SCHOOL!!! There making us were these hidouse outfits. i almost went to my princibles office in protest, but my brother held me back. Oh i have disided that im going to start to wright now. I've only done 20 pages though. Well i have to go do my project now.
bye!, a girl with a crush on Farid, Savren

Gabby Young from Singapore
2008-05-03 at 16:21:

Dear Cornelia,
I have a question I'd like yo to answer. But first I'd like to say I LOVE all your books, so much I acrry Inkspell everywhere. But back to my question, why do you only want to end the Inktriology ?( did I spell that right? )There are alot of fans who also love your books, so why do you want to end it? It's a brilliant series, so why end it? I'm just very curious, please reply back!
-Gabby Young, Cornelia Funke books fan.

*** Well, every story has to end someday, Gabby, but there will be more fantastic stories soon. Wait and see! Warmest wishes from Germany! Insa ***

Anna R. from Forks, (pondering how Jedi would do a Quitich)
2008-05-03 at 15:59:

Ok, has anyone else had enough with dresses, there has to be someone else out there suffering from dress shopping fateuge(sp) Can some one share my pain?? Whether from graduation dress shopping, prom, weddings, (wow, I got two of the three down, no prom to go to) Anywho, I'm done complaning.

@Insa: Ok, quick random question: if you could be any person, from any book, live out their life, their challenges, everything, who and why??

@Maeve:
1) What sports do you like to play? Baseball on occation, but none really
2) What sports do you like to watch? Football, the American kind
3) Who is your favorite superhero? Batman, because he is just normal and uses gadgets. he isn't an alien or mutant, though those aren't bad either
4) Do you know what defenestration is? Nope actually, never heard it
5) What was your favorite movie when you were little? It's a tie between Veggie Tales and The Power Ranger's first one

@Other Writers: how many of you start stuff you never get to finish?? I have like 20 stories (no lie) that are half way done, any that is just off the top of my head!

THE HOST COMES OUT IN TWO DAYS, GO BUY IT AND READ IT!!!!

~Anna :-[

*** Oh, difficult question. I really have to think about it .... ***

Sophia Mastrosavvaki from Vlicha, Lindos, Rhodes, Greece
2008-05-03 at 13:43:

I read Inkheart and Inkspell and I didn't talk about anything else for a week! (because thats how long it took me to read both of them since I did nothing else!) They were fantastic and I also started reading aloud hoping that something will come out of the book I was reading! My mum read them too and loved them so I can't wait for Inkdeath to be translated to English so I can read it! I will be really sad when I finsh that one so keep writing Cornelia! Lots of love,

Sophia Anna Rose Mastrosavvaki

the dream weaver from the land of sleep
2008-05-02 at 20:22:

hi everyone

@THE BLACK HOOD: yes you probably have. you've cured mine. i now only think write now think later and i can write. thanks
the dream weaver

yupik_native_gurrl from tununak alaska
2008-05-02 at 19:40:

your books are the best!!!

The Black Hood from Schoolville
2008-05-02 at 14:39:

@The Dreamweaver:
!!!!! The Black Hood strikes again! the third or fourth or fifth victim of my wave of inspiration! I'm glad I could help. I can also tell that you really really want to use the word defenestration somehow. Lol so do I, but when I reedit i'll reword this part when characters jump out of a several thousand story building. May you please explain what sats is? I don't think it exists where i am (or it has a different name)

@fee: I've been writing for about a year and a half now, but I've been drawing for as long as I can remember. But the unfinished fanfic I made put me years before my time... my character redevelopment need a bit of word still, but its not too bad...

@everyone:
The actors look noting like I imagined
them! Meggie is the closest match, but that didn't spell out MEGGIE to me. Capricorns village is too high up, I pictured it lower down and almost in a hole. Oh well, you cant please everyones imagination.

Bradys baby from covington, GA
2008-05-02 at 14:21:

Thanks for letting me know that. I alway wondered who Insa was. =) Does anyone know exactly when Inkdeath is coming out in the U.S.? Ya know, Cornelia is the one who inspired me to write books. After Inkheart I knew I wanted to create the things I love too, like Meggie. And I can tell you right now, if my house is ever on fire, Inkheart and Inkspell are the first things I grab. So far my new book, about the vampire, Derek, is coming out great. You are totally in his head the whole time and I really think my writing is improving. G2G to 1st period.
Bye-bye

Vanessa Moussa from Perth
2008-05-02 at 13:02:

Dear Insa,
I appreciate you liking my letter and actually sending me back a letter,most people just ignore me, so thankyou.
Oh guess what.......i told my teacher how you sent back to me and shes really proud of me, my teacher even told the princable and shes really proud of me to.
Um can i ask you a question Insa, but if its possible could you mabey send me Cornelias email address so i can send my letter to Cornelia too, because im really eager to talk and meet her so ifs its possible please can you send it to me,thankyou sooo much.
Love Vanessa!! :)
P.S as soon as you get this message could you please send your message strait back to me please!
Thankyou!!

*** Dear Vanessa, I think you will understand that we do not give away Cornelia's email address. Insa :- ) ***

Angelika from Norridge
2008-05-02 at 05:39:

I love your book "Dragon Rider" and "The Thief Lord". I am so glad that my mom got me those books, because i could not put the book down once i started reading it. I can't wait until i get to read the Inkworld trilogy, I heard it was great. Even my language arts teacher wants her class to read some of your books, because she think they are just wonderful, and I must agree with that your books are AMAZING.

Gwyn from Calgary, Canada
2008-05-02 at 03:58:

Hey guys,
sorry I haven't been in here for so long, I promise I'll come back later, k?

Gwyn

heather from darwin
2008-05-02 at 03:51:

i love the books!! i never was much of a reader but after reading your books its all i can do to put a book down!!
So thanks so much :)

Cody from Happyville
2008-05-01 at 22:20:

Hi everyone!
Pretty soon I am going to get my own e-mail address, but before I get one I have to come up withe a good name for it. Maybe I'll include the name of someone famous that we all know and love. I don't know, I have to get my mom's approval first, because I don't really know how to go about getting an e-mail address of my own, I am at her mercy so to speak.
Now that that is behind us, I can write about more interesting things like that fact that I am rapidly approaching the deadline that I set for myself on finishing my first novel. The deadline is this fall/winter, but I can give myself extra time if I have to. I shall try not to strain my eyes in the process of staring at my computer screen in the meantime, and I hope no one reading this does either.
Yours Truly.
Cody!

P,s, I! Can't! Wait! For! Inkdeath!
~Cody~
pps. I found out how to do a ~. Not very advanced but kind of neat. ~~~~~Cody~~~~~

?
2008-05-01 at 19:58:

Hi everyone!! Im at school doing the same boring stuff. "sigh" i get too be one the computer becaus ewe have to studie dead artist. mins Piierre-Augusta Renoir. Okay now im getting scoldeed because i said may artist was dead. (Well he is!!) i have to ga now! bye!! saVREN

hayley and danielle from columbia CT
2008-05-01 at 19:28:

we LOVE the kid who played prosper in your movie "the thief lord" we want his phone number, because we have questions for him about his acting career. if you can let us know, you can email it to us

HOPE YOU CAN HELP

Bradys baby a.k.a jessica morgan from covington GA
2008-05-01 at 18:04:

WOW!!! The black hood, you've got alot to say. From other teenage points of view, what kind of books do you like to read? I get alot of ideas for my stories from the books I read, people I hang out with, but I would like to know what exactly people would like to read. Thanks for the help. Bye.

The Black Hood
2008-05-01 at 15:41:

Why isn't anyone saying anything? I hear crickets.
Did I discreetly unblock everyone's writers block and they're all busy writing stuff?

Jessica Morgan from Covington, GA
2008-05-01 at 14:25:

Hey, I know I've sent you like three messages already but this time I have an e-mail adress. I'm soooooooo excited about Indeath. I have to find out what happens and the wait is killing me. I'm about to write my, I think, ninth story. So far I have written about ghosts, pirates, witches, goblins, faries, and princesses. My new one is going to be about vampires. What are your favorite creatures or events to write about? Even though its a childrens book I want the Pirate Girl. I love pirates. I was so excited to write my pirate story too. They can be so free and clever. Well I have to go to class again. Please, e-mail me soon. I want your advice on my writing. Bye-bye! P.S. alissa-nicole, I so agree with you!!!

*** Dear Jessica,

my name is Insa. I am Cornelia's sister and take care of her website. Thanks fpr your entry in the guestbook :- )
As for your questions, Cornelia loooooooooooves to tell stories about dragons, but she also likes to write about so many other fantastic creatures she has not met yet.

Warmest wishes from Germany!

Insa ***

Fee from Cologne, Germany
2008-05-01 at 12:47:

@the Black Hood
Your pictures are good. I don't think that I coul draw something like this. The only thing I'm really good at is drawing weapons. Actually I never heard from the book The Outsiders, probably it has a completely different name here in Germany. Well, my story already has over 200 pages and I think when I'm finished it will be at least about 400, but maybe I get even more than that. And everyone who ever read the story allways says that it is very good, but I don't really think so... How long do you write and draw now? I write since I learned writing. I learned it when I was six so now it should be .... I think .... right, it's seven years ago now. And I really draw for about two or three years now. Before that I just put anything to paper and it loode horrible.

@the Dreamweaver
Real humans I can't draw either. But it's difficult I think... And I really would be happy if I could draw ears or creatures like dragons. I finished a sword for the main character in my story just some time ago. It's the first sword which I've drawn with some kind of plan in my head and I think it looks good. When I'm finished with all the drawings for my main character I'll scan them, I think...

CWR from dissapointedville
2008-05-01 at 05:25:

Hey guys...and gals.... I visit this site for news but never post.... anyhoo I was dissapointed with the trailer... It looks like the scriptwriters will butcher this movie like they have (I use that generally) many many times with many books-made-movies. It seems meggies mother won't be in it and the Special effects will be cheezy too. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A MOVIE TO BE MADE EXACTLY LIKE THE BOOK!!!!!

I know there is runtime problems...but at least they can keep the plotline the same and not cut out the fact that the book is written BECAUSE meggie's mom dissapeared into the book and Capricorn came out.... and why would Mo even care about the book if Resa isn't even in it??

I hope that the movie won't be buchering the book as the trailer suggests....and I was sooooo looking forward to a movie that will put me in inkworld and make me feel like I am there....not just looking through a window....like Eragon movie....was butchered to the point that you couldn't really recognize it came from the book! cheap cheap cheap....didn't look real at all, cheezy plot and lines....etc
All I want is for this movie to do justice to the book it was made about...

*** Don't worry, Resa WILL be in the movie. ***

kristin from CA
2008-05-01 at 02:17:

I love your books!!! Its so fun to read them

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