Ask the Author: A.I. Alyaseer

aialyaseer · Post by **aialyaseer** » 10 Jul 2017, 09:00

gali wrote:
aialyaseer wrote:
gali wrote:Thank you. Another question, if you don't mind.

How long did it take you to write the book?
About a month
Wow, that was fast!

Yes, we are surprised ourselves, our previous novel took two years

gali · Post by **gali** » 10 Jul 2017, 09:19

aialyaseer wrote:
gali wrote:
aialyaseer wrote:
About a month
Wow, that was fast!
Yes, we are surprised ourselves, our previous novel took two years

Well, well done!

Donnavila Marie01 · Post by **Donnavila Marie01** » 10 Jul 2017, 10:34

I really appreciate for giving us the chance to ask questions from you and to chat with you about your book. You were successful in bringing out different social issues in your book. Do you really write books to bring out social issues for people to know?

aialyaseer · Post by **aialyaseer** » 10 Jul 2017, 13:11

Donnavila Marie01 wrote:I really appreciate for giving us the chance to ask questions from you and to chat with you about your book. You were successful in bringing out different social issues in your book. Do you really write books to bring out social issues for people to know?

It's not our main intention, we want people to relate to other people's story, we believe no matter what cultural differences we have, we all share same pain, same love, same guilt, same journey...
we want people to feel the characters as if it's them rather than just sympathize with the difficulties they face.
And we are glad that most people who read the book, felt related to at least one character, or one aspect of each character

raikyuu · Post by **raikyuu** » 10 Jul 2017, 20:45

Thank you for the good read in My Trip to Adele. You mentioned that there is a common theme in the three stories (which is freedom), and I guess that's the reason why you compiled the three stories in a single book. When you wrote the stories, was there a possibility that you could have given each of those stories a book of their own? I get the feeling that the stories are crammed with multiple themes, most of which never got developed in the book. I think each of those stories has the potential to be developed further, especially the one with Elias and the one with Nadia. Anyway, congratulations on your book.

gali · Post by **gali** » 10 Jul 2017, 23:14

aialyaseer wrote:
Donnavila Marie01 wrote:I really appreciate for giving us the chance to ask questions from you and to chat with you about your book. You were successful in bringing out different social issues in your book. Do you really write books to bring out social issues for people to know?
It's not our main intention, we want people to relate to other people's story, we believe no matter what cultural differences we have, we all share same pain, same love, same guilt, same journey...
we want people to feel the characters as if it's them rather than just sympathize with the difficulties they face.
And we are glad that most people who read the book, felt related to at least one character, or one aspect of each character

You succeed in that.

Are you going to translate the books to other languages, or retry publishing it in Arabic?

aialyaseer · Post by **aialyaseer** » 11 Jul 2017, 03:18

raikyuu wrote:Thank you for the good read in My Trip to Adele. You mentioned that there is a common theme in the three stories (which is freedom), and I guess that's the reason why you compiled the three stories in a single book. When you wrote the stories, was there a possibility that you could have given each of those stories a book of their own? I get the feeling that the stories are crammed with multiple themes, most of which never got developed in the book. I think each of those stories has the potential to be developed further, especially the one with Elias and the one with Nadia. Anyway, congratulations on your book.

I don't think each story would be interesting enough to pull a whole book by its own. Besides, they all have a common theme of freedom and adele. Separating them would ruin the whole concept of the book.

-- 11 Jul 2017, 03:20 --

gali wrote:
aialyaseer wrote:
Donnavila Marie01 wrote:I really appreciate for giving us the chance to ask questions from you and to chat with you about your book. You were successful in bringing out different social issues in your book. Do you really write books to bring out social issues for people to know?
It's not our main intention, we want people to relate to other people's story, we believe no matter what cultural differences we have, we all share same pain, same love, same guilt, same journey...
we want people to feel the characters as if it's them rather than just sympathize with the difficulties they face.
And we are glad that most people who read the book, felt related to at least one character, or one aspect of each character
You succeed in that.

Are you going to translate the books to other languages, or retry publishing it in Arabic?

For now... all we are focusing on is to publish it with a publishing house, Re-edit and get people to know it more. There's definitely the option to publish it in its original language. But other languages... I think it depends on its popularity

gali · Post by **gali** » 11 Jul 2017, 04:44

I think re-edit is a good idea. Good luck!

What’s do you think is more important: characters or plot?

Donnavila Marie01 · Post by **Donnavila Marie01** » 11 Jul 2017, 04:57

aialyaseer wrote:
Donnavila Marie01 wrote:I really appreciate for giving us the chance to ask questions from you and to chat with you about your book. You were successful in bringing out different social issues in your book. Do you really write books to bring out social issues for people to know?
It's not our main intention, we want people to relate to other people's story, we believe no matter what cultural differences we have, we all share same pain, same love, same guilt, same journey...
we want people to feel the characters as if it's them rather than just sympathize with the difficulties they face.
And we are glad that most people who read the book, felt related to at least one character, or one aspect of each character

Thanks for the sincere answer.

aialyaseer · Post by **aialyaseer** » 11 Jul 2017, 05:39

gali wrote:I think re-edit is a good idea. Good luck!

What’s do you think is more important: characters or plot?

It depends on the style of the book, there are plot driven books like (the lord of the rings, the da Vinci code, Harry Potter) and there are character driven books like (most Paulo coelhos) . If you are writing a book that character driven, then the character should be very interesting and the plots should be based on the character inner conflicts and psychology so the character drives the plot. But if you are writing a plot driven book, then the plots should be very twisted and thrilling and sure the drive the character. So it's not a matter of is more important, it depends on the main style of the book, then you can focus on either this or that.

My trip to Adele is character driven, because all the plots revolve around the characters inner thoughts.
There are lots of ways to differentiate between the two.

Donnavila Marie01 · Post by **Donnavila Marie01** » 11 Jul 2017, 06:11

aialyaseer wrote:
gali wrote:I think re-edit is a good idea. Good luck!

What’s do you think is more important: characters or plot?
It depends on the style of the book, there are plot driven books like (the lord of the rings, the da Vinci code, Harry Potter) and there are character driven books like (most Paulo coelhos) . If you are writing a book that character driven, then the character should be very interesting and the plots should be based on the character inner conflicts and psychology so the character drives the plot. But if you are writing a plot driven book, then the plots should be very twisted and thrilling and sure the drive the character. So it's not a matter of is more important, it depends on the main style of the book, then you can focus on either this or that.

My trip to Adele is character driven, because all the plots revolve around the characters inner thoughts.
There are lots of ways to differentiate between the two.

Your answer to the question is very informative. I look forward to reading another book authored by you.

Mahsa Martin · Post by **Mahsa Martin** » 11 Jul 2017, 06:22

[*Spoiler Alert*]
I really enjoyed reading your book, A.I.Alyaseer. ?
However, Yaser's last minute change of heart was a bit too abrupt! I found it difficult to understand the cause. The only happy ending I could imagine for this couple was separation!
Now I'm curious to know if you consider Yaser's hasty decision as a sign of weakness or strength in his character.
Thank you so much for your time ??

gali · Post by **gali** » 11 Jul 2017, 06:56

aialyaseer wrote:
gali wrote:I think re-edit is a good idea. Good luck!

What’s do you think is more important: characters or plot?
It depends on the style of the book, there are plot driven books like (the lord of the rings, the da Vinci code, Harry Potter) and there are character driven books like (most Paulo coelhos) . If you are writing a book that character driven, then the character should be very interesting and the plots should be based on the character inner conflicts and psychology so the character drives the plot. But if you are writing a plot driven book, then the plots should be very twisted and thrilling and sure the drive the character. So it's not a matter of is more important, it depends on the main style of the book, then you can focus on either this or that.

My trip to Adele is character driven, because all the plots revolve around the characters inner thoughts.
There are lots of ways to differentiate between the two.

Thank you for the full answer. I enjoy reading your answers.

aialyaseer · Post by **aialyaseer** » 11 Jul 2017, 11:42

VioletMask wrote:[*Spoiler Alert*]
I really enjoyed reading your book, A.I.Alyaseer. ?
However, Yaser's last minute change of heart was a bit too abrupt! I found it difficult to understand the cause. The only happy ending I could imagine for this couple was separation!
Now I'm curious to know if you consider Yaser's hasty decision as a sign of weakness or strength in his character.
Thank you so much for your time ??

Yaser loves his children a lot, it wasn't easy for him to separate from them, so he keeps on living with his wife even if they don't match for the kids.
Is it out of weakness or strength? I don't know, some people might perceive him as sacrificing his own happiness for his kids, so it's strength. Others might see him as a very weak person to take hard decision, so weakness!
it depends on how you see it.

Mahsa Martin · Post by **Mahsa Martin** » 12 Jul 2017, 04:21

aialyaseer wrote:
VioletMask wrote:[*Spoiler Alert*]
I really enjoyed reading your book, A.I.Alyaseer. ?
However, Yaser's last minute change of heart was a bit too abrupt! I found it difficult to understand the cause. The only happy ending I could imagine for this couple was separation!
Now I'm curious to know if you consider Yaser's hasty decision as a sign of weakness or strength in his character.
Thank you so much for your time ??
Yaser loves his children a lot, it wasn't easy for him to separate from them, so he keeps on living with his wife even if they don't match for the kids.
Is it out of weakness or strength? I don't know, some people might perceive him as sacrificing his own happiness for his kids, so it's strength. Others might see him as a very weak person to take hard decision, so weakness!
it depends on how you see it.

Thank you ? ,,, You made me doubt my judgement ?