Hello everyone! 🙂
It’s been a while since I did a Q&A post here (sorry about that). Many of you were intrigued by the idea of a reverse Q&A, where I ask you things I’m curious about. So after tackling a few of your questions, I’ll ask you some of my own!
1) Will the Predzels be in any future books?
I’m not sure yet. I haven’t planned to include them, but they may appear in a future story if they could help the main characters.
2) Did Sigurd get Gleym back?
Yes, definitely. 🙂 I love the fact that you remembered to ask about her!
3) Do we know what happened to Jigson’s parents?
Oh, I can’t wait for you to read Hunting in the Highlands! The answer is yes!
4) How much of the Hrein Orka in Iceland Intrigue is based on real science, and how much is fiction?
It’s mainly fiction … but who knows? Maybe there are principles of it that someone has yet to discover 😉
5) What is the significance of ‘Twelve Lemons’?
It’s a phrase with quite a personal meaning for Jigson and Detective Mortimer – otherwise it wouldn’t have guaranteed Jigson’s identity in Iceland Intrigue.
Is it part of a big mystery? Or is it something more innocuous? Will they spill the beans in Book 8? … Maybe!
6) When you wrote Hunting the Highlands did you plan out the whole book before you started writing?
Yes. I did make a careful plan so that the book would progress with logical structure and so I would know where the story was going – it had the potential to be quite confusing with characters splitting up and traipsing all over Scotland.
But the need to be flexible arose when I reached the end and realized that the climax was not right for the story … so a whole new ending had to be written!
Do you have burning questions for a future post? Send them via the contact page!
Now … here are my questions for you! 🙂
1. Who are your top 2 favourite male characters?
2. Who are your top 2 female characters?
3. Who is your favourite villain? (Miss Verton, Lewis Nickel, Bud Larone, Rolf/escaped convicts, Dainn, Herr Klaus, or someone else?)
4. Which is your favourite title in the series, and why?
5. Should one of the characters be in a relationship/courtship? Who and why? (I’m not promising anything by asking this 😉 I’m genuinely curious! 🙂 )
I look forward to finding out what you think! 🙂
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What’s your favorite school subject? I love writing, literature, debate, logic, and biology.
history hands down. Love it. And literature, writing, like a bit of logic.
HISTORY!!!!
Definitely my favorite subject!
History!!
History and science and logic!
I like literature and history.
Everyone likes history! Three times three for history!
YES!
History. Reading and writing I don’t count as a subject because I do it all the time.
I don’t count reading either.😂
Me too
History is the best. I’m doing my own curriculum this year. So I can do as much as I want. British history is my favourite. Learning about king Ælfred. So I’m in the 800-900 AB. My favourite era right now is the Georgian Era. 1700s to 1820s.
I can’t believe I forgot to mention History!!!!!!! I’ve been a history obsessive since I was three!
Same here!
me too LOL
Leah, Alfred the Great is fascinating! So is William the Conqueror, though not as nice.
Um yes. Don’t get me started no him. I’m anglo-salon through and through. More that that, I’m HOW through and through. House of Wessex. So I am on Harolds side. In my opinion, the normans were no better that the danes. But then again, just like the romans before them, they improved england a lot. Did you know that William tricked Harold into swearing on the relics to get him to ally with him? Read G.A. Henty’s Wulf the Saxon.
William the Conqueror was a brute! But his story is still interesting. I especially enjoyed reading about his battle tactics. He wasn’t the best character though. In my mind, Alfred is probably one of my favorite British characters from that period. ( I’m American through and through, LoL)
Any obsession to poetry? 🙂
It’s fun to write but not to read. Lol.
No poetry for me!
I’m doing A Child’s History of Ireland. I don’t know who thought it was for kids though! It’s mostly interesting though, I enjoyed learning about St. Patrick.
Have you read the book, King Alfred’s English? So good!
No, I haven’t! I will have to look into it.
Awesome!
Just finished listening to Wulf the Saxon actually LOL
I am a descendant of the Danes. we were completely heartless.
Me too Jac!
Not nice! (Actually I have Scandinavian blood in me, so it is quite possible that my ancestors were Vikings.) And I have a blend of Welsh, Scottish, Irish and British in me, so maybe you were my great great grandparents enemies! LOL 😆
My moms danish my dads from Africa I was born in Germany all my brothers were born in GB and my youngest brother has English nationality. We are all trying to get it.
Oh yeah there’s this family story what was your last name again….LOL 😂😉
my last name?
No I was joking around with Isabelle
Really! I haven’t heard it yet. Was it good? I think Jonny Scott played in it? He’s my favourite male actor of the Henty dramas. Also Stuart Pendred, if you follow the actors:)
I listened to that one, Leah.
That was quite horrid!
That so cool Jubilee!
Really?!
Well kinda I just ment it was cool on the sense that it realy could be that our families went on raids together centuries ago LOL😄😉
Stuart Pendred is my favorite but I might be biased because I love William Wallace.
Oh he did so good as William Wallace! Deco tibe virus libertas optimum rerum nunquame servilli sub nexu vivito fili!
That part is sad 😭
I actually cried the first time I listened to it.
“I tell you the truth freedom is the best possession there is never then surcome to the yolk of the oppressors.” that might be the best quote ever.
Yes! I love that one, Jac!!
Aye, and ye ken that though he wielded not the claymore at Bannockburn, didnae the Bruce owe a muckle of his victory, to the stand that hae Wallace made before him?
* that Wallace hae made:)
What is the coldest temp you have ever seen at your house?
-40
I saw -30 when we lived in Alaska.
Because I sword fight, I think chapter 39 of Iceland is so cool! Jigson can swordfight!!!
Yes!!! that is the best!!!
That was a strange chapter. I liked the part about No Butter for you. I used that as a code word for kidnapping. “ so and so got no butter on his bread”
yeah that was strange and funny.
670
Ok I have got to go. Be back later. I guess we will be 1000 then? LOL
I want to see it get to 700 then I have to go too.
Four more comments to 7 hundred! Wow!
And since everyone was talking about languages, I know a little French, German, and Spanish. The most I probably know is German because I can sing the whole first verse of silent night in it.
I have German blood as well and my grandfather knows German practicality better than he knows English
Nice!
7 hundred!!!!!!!!!!
700!!!
Yay, Now I have to go. I was waiting because I wanted to be the 7 hundredth commenter. Bye for now everyone.
700! But I have to go now too.
700!!!
In answer to the question on favorite subject, “Adventure! Horses, codes, languages!” (I think that was right?)
Ha! Yeah I think so!
Sooooooooooo, we are going for 1000? As usual, I didn’t get a chance to come on here today and I have missed all the good conversations! So I am going to summarise my answers.
I sword fight kind of a mix me and my brother do it learning through youtube.
I live in Britain.
I am thirteen.
I love horses (I am so Jalouse of you Jac!)
my favorite subject is history.
I am homeschooled.
Does anyone use “my fathers world”? What is anyone’s favorite scene in Prisoner in the Pyrenees? Mine was Jigson, Abby, Tom and Mrs. Baker in the prison.
I used to use this is My Father’s World
Jac, is that your full first name or a nickname?
Jac is technically an abbreviation of Jacqueline but I only get called that if I’m in trouble😉 the world knows me as Jac it’s a nickname given to me by my grandfather because his father’s nickname was Jack and he died a really horrible death when he was quite Young he was very close to my grandfather
was it good?
Yes it wasn’t to bad
Jac that comment was for “my fathers world2 not about your great-grandfather. I am sorry
Yes Sandrina I know and that is what I was responding too😉
phew almost got worried there!
All good 😊😉
My sister has the same name! Except she spells it Jaclynn.
How dose she say it?
She says the it Jack-Lynn
Mine you say like Jaq aline
That scene is so sad! I like the epilogue 😉
And the scene where Jigson recognizes Phil’s stride, and the one where he explains his trap 😭
Oh yeah that was sad.
My favorite scene was when Jigson was sick and talked to the Bakers at the house after the fortress.
and I missed comment 500, 600 and oh yeah 700 as well!
Who here has a pet or pets and if so what
I have a cat named RoadTrip, and I used to have a goose named Noodles 😊
Funny I have a horse, a dog and a hedgehog
I love hedgehogs! I used to have one named Scruffles.
My hedgehogs name is Abby because when I was little I used to think Miss Hedgcock name was actually miss Hedgehog LOL
That’s funny.
I have a dog called Dipsy she is a Jack Russel cross. she is twelve now though. My friend Jacob has a lurcher (Kaly) and she is great fun
I have a Sun Conure (bird) and a turtle.
My brother has always wanted a turtle.
Two dogs, Pixie and Charlie, three cats, Sky, Leo, and Lancelot. (there my cats, maybe you can tell:) And a rabbit named Trumpkin. (also mine:)
But we used to have a whole bunch of animals. A miniature pony, a goat, chickens, pigs, and even a donkey!
I love your bunny’s name!
I have a sweet lil bunny named Snowbell. She is strangely small for her age, and adores bananas. She is a white Dutch/Lionhead mix.
nice! Yes mine is named after Trumpkin the dwarf. See Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
I love that book!
I was going to ask if that was what he was named for
She was named for her white fur.
I ment if Leah had named Trumpkin after the dwarf.
Ohhh.
I am reading Iceland intrigue,
I love the tour bus scene! and the one where Anna says Phil is her brother! I mean come on how ingenious is that!
It was brilliant!
Yes it is
Oh I love that part!
Pure genius!
I know!!!!
Yes, I loved that.
Yes, I like Anna; she’s unpredictable, and sort of mysterious, but at the same time likeable. Miss Hedgcock did an excellent job with her character.
We are at 742 crazy!
And where Mr. Baker and Mr. Roth are in the gift shop!!!!!!!
Oh man, that was crazy!
And confusing!
Mr. Baker stood up slowly until he could just peer over the edge-and caught Hans look full in the face. The man lunged forward. “I’m Sorry,” Mr. Baker said. “could you ask him?” He threw his hand in Han’s direction and then turned.
Oh yes that was something else
“I’m just calling the police,” the man replied. Dr. Roth raised his brows. The lady was panicky. “someone call security. two men are fighting!” “light hair?” “why yes.”
Oh I love that one!
me too! 😉
That one is great
Me too!
here’s another (sorry I am on a roll)
“Han’s friend may be a little squashed and in need of a painkiller, but otherwise unharmed. My colleague doesn’t like thugs.”
Was just about to post that one LOL.
ha ha, sorry about that!
Best Jigson description. Ever.
Yes
So great!
The man’s voice gained a note of slight interest. “most people would claim they don’t know. Your answers aren’t creative but they are a change”
This one is killing me ” I’m afraid you force my hand , Detective” “do your worst” ” 12 lemons”
I think it’s killing all of us!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
agreed
Yes I have no clue what that was about!
Or this one “We took him to a doctor as he didn’t feel well” “A doctor is he okay ?” “Does he still have the use of his limbs?His hands” “He had a bad headache and felt nauseous”
I don’t remember that? i need to sleep. don’t get to 900 without me
it’s at the end when Anna is talking to the detective at the Church.
No promises 😉😆
Sorry 😉 we got past 1,000 well you were sleeping.
Yeah, what *was* wrong with Ira?
Probably just recovering after his traumatic event
See? The Predzles are almost as mysterious as Jigson! Why do they have a false name?
It has something to do with their father and him not wanting to carry that name is what Anna said.
Yes, but why? Why does he not want to be associated with their real last name?
I don’t know 😑
Here’s my favourite: When Jigson, Dainn, and Abby are stuck in Harpa, with the machine about to blow, and our of nowhere, Rolf pops in and says “I’m here for the BBQ!”
Oh yeah that is great.
Ha! Rolf is the best!
Oh totally the best! That’s why I wanted him to marry Abby. But now Miss Hedgecock introduced Alistair….
I know I go back and forth between those 2.
It’s probably nothing, but in Sumer of Suspense there is a ginger haired man that points Phil in the right direction when Abby was kidnapped. Who was that?
Is anyone else in the book described as having Ginger hair?
Mortimer is, but I think we can agree that that was not Mortimer.
I thought about that ginger haired guy before too. it seemed a little mysterious.
For sure.
Lachlan.
Who is Lachlan? I forgot.
Ceannard Lachlan. The head of Glen Creag.
Hmmm?
I didn’t think about Lachlan. Hmmm, interesting…
No it’s not Mortimer Phil would have recognized him.
Here’s something that cracked me up when reading Hunting in the Highlands. I’m learning Irish Gaelic right now (which is quite different from Scottish Gaelic) and when they called their friends Cearaid, in the book, I laughed because in Irish Gaelic that means carrot!
Oh, I know! I will have to ask her if I can say though.
You know?!
Ooh, I wish you could say!
I wonder if we will ever find out…
I will make sure to ask! I’m her niece, so sometimes she tells me things about the books!
Oh, really that’s so cool!
😀
Alright! Are you really good friends with her? Is that man coming back?
I’m her niece, I will have to ask her if he is coming back.
That is so cool!
😀
Nine more comments to 8 hundred!!!!
I wonder when Miss Hedgcock will say something about all our crazy comments!
Oh I know… Doesn’t it feel crazy trying to get 1000 almost pointless comments on this post?
They’re not pointless! (well some of them are) But most are discussing BFA and that is NOT pointless! 😜
Exactly why I said *almost* pointless. They’re not all, but quite a bit of them are! It is fun though!
I know I wounder she’ll think. ….
Not pointless. 😋
800!
800! Woohoo!
Wow!!!!
1. Jigson!
Detective Mortimer
(though I had a hard time deciding whether it would be DM or either Phil or Andy)
2. Briosa (I hope she and Cervantes will be in it more)
Abby
3. Albert Del Quera (he seemed to be the most sinister, evil, yet polished and civilized villain, although Miss Verton is also somewhat that way)
Rolf or maybe one of the escaped convicts in the woods like Declan etc.
4. Iceland Intrigue without question! It was the longest and most exciting,
One reason I liked it because so few people knew Jigson was alive (loved the reaction from DM when he found out btw); also it had him sneaking around a lot, in disguise, showing more of his thoughts, personality, and things from his perspective; I loved when Abby was working so closely with him yet had no idea he was Jigson; there were many more reasons; I loved the part where Detective Mortimer walked into the church and arrested Herr Klaus; that whole moment was perfect.
5. Phil and Emily (the Wilburs should be in it more too)
Phil and Anna (although, is she old enough?)
Phil and Briosa (if she’s a Christian)
I can’t think of anyone for Abby or Jigson that would be realistic.
Thank you so much, Miss Hedgcock. Your books are terrific! Some of the very best I’ve ever read. They are so well written, especially the plots.
We need 200 more comments to make our goal
Who likes the idea of BFA audio dramas.
Me!!!
Oh I’ve thought about it for years! I love acting (my greatest hobby) so it is especially appealing to me!
Drama is so fun. I just learned a scottish accent, so Hunting in the Highlands was fun, I can do a british, (been doing that for the past 7 years) french, spanish, and german. Accents are soooooo fun! On Reformation day (aka halloween. I prefer reformation day. I happen to be born on the 31st.) My brother and I did a skit about Martain Luther and Katerina von Bora. He even shaved his head in a tonsure!!!
Wow funny.
Totally!!!!!! I would prefer that to movies.
Now, movies are great, but just think about it for a moment. I know that if I were making the movie, I would abridge it and change it. I hate it, but just happens it’s true. I would not want to watch movies of The Treacherous Trail, or Prisoner of the Pyrenees. It would be so traumatizing! What with people getting shot, knocked out, hurt, and especially when Jigson is being held prisoner by Del Quera. To put it bluntly, it wouldn’t be a very kid-friendly movie. And since the series is written for kids, they will automatically want to watch them. I know that my parents probably wouldn’t let my sisters watch them. Iceland Intrigue wouldn’t be bad, but still, it is so long that a lot of details would have to be changed. I definitely like the audio drama idea way better.
Good points Isabelle
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ME!!!!
I’m all for it!
I think it would be the best thing ever to act in one! Think how much fun that would be! All those who like acting, if you were picked to be in a BFA audio drama, which character would you most want to be?
I would probably end up being Andy but Jigson and Phil would be fun I’m just not an adult.
Ooh, that would be so fun!!
But I’m not sure who I would be… Mabye Millie or Abby.
For me, either Abby, Briosa, or Cassidy. Millie would be fun, but I don’t think i have the “air” 🙂
I would be Briosa or Miss Verton if I was a adult.
Yes! Better yet, movies!
It looks like i missed some epic moments. Let me explain, no there is too much; let me sum up.
Well i was born in Switzerland, live in canada, wish I was British, probably related to the Huguenots, love anything creative : drama, writing, painting drawing, filmmaking, singing, music, culinary art, andy kind of art. Whew! That was a mouthful!
Fascinating! I love art of any kind too, especially drawing, writing, and drama!
I always wanted to be British. Maybe we were somewhere along the line. My great, great, great, great grandmother was a nanny to friends of Queen Victoria, but that docent mean anything. I’m from Switzerland, but England has always been my favourite European country. I’ve studied the history for years, and I like the culture, and the weather, and the countryside, Thats why I loved Peril on Providence Island! It had so much of the Cornwall countryside! I’ve always liked reading about the royal family, and my family thinks I’m a little funny because I would take good black tea over coffee any day. But most of the books I read are historical fiction or fiction from England. Henty anyone?
Yes its great right? So since I love history, I wanted to research a but on our family history. We don’t know too much. We are mennonite heritage from a few generations back so we probably come from the “auld countree” namely russia or germany
Definitely Henty!
Alright one and all! Let’s make it to 900!!!
1000!!!!!
Ok…..so what should I comment about? Oh! that the BFA are the best christian action/adventure novels ever? Hmmmmm I think we already said that.
Yeah I think like the last eight hundred, prove that LOL
They are definitely the best!
Has anyone here heard of the Lamplighters Guild?
Also, what if we put two random things about ourselves?
Let me see… I love horses and I have a blog.( if you want the check it out, press my picture)
Ok! Ummm, I’m an animal nerd, and me and Briosa are like the same thing (personality wise).
Nice! The lamplighter Guild!!! My all time dream. So encouraging! I love how they give examples as to how to use your talents for the Lord! I love the guild. Want to go when I’m 20. You like it? Has anyone heard of Tomorrows Filmmakers? look it up!
It is so amazing! I would definitely love to go, but the price is a little out of my wallet. ( that was a total understatement lol 😂)
Ok, I adore horses and bunnies, and I can read a book in an hour.
Yes! I read hunting in the Highlands in one day!!! Couldn’t put it down!
Same here!!!!!
I read really fast.
So do I! Everyone is always saying, “wait, I thought you just started that book” to me.
Oh yeah I get that all the time.
I would have read it i one day, but my mom likes to enjoy it and I’m the type to find the end then re-read.
I read it with her
Here are a few random things about me I never lived in one house more than 3 years I’ve been to about half of the United States one of my finger has only has half a nail my favorite domesticated animals are horses despite the fact that two years ago I was almost brutally killed by one my favorite wild animals are giraffes a giraffe at the zoo once lick my entire face clean of ice cream I was about 4 I have been snorkeling when I saw sharks I was solo so I swim back in LOL and I wear a size men’s 11 boot
Ha ha! I wear size 11 and I’m only 17 and have moved 14 times!
Yeah I totally hear you on moving and I’m 15
I have never lived in a house longer than three years either!
And I have been to 46 sates.
Wow you are pretty close to having beenough in every state.
Everyone post their favorite Jigson quote from each book. 1. From Summer of Suspense, ” You can calle Jigson. All you need to know is that I’m your friend.”
2. – Peril on Providence Island “As for the rocks, maybe you could take them along to prison if you wanted to. “
We will meet again whether on this shore or the next. My favorite from the series.
3. Riddle of the Ruby Ring….. I’m sure he is in there somewhere. 😄
4. The Treacherous Trail – “To surrender would be selfish and by God’s grace I’ll never do it.”
5. Prisoner of the Pyrenees – “We will meet again whether on this shore or the next. “
6. Iceland Intrigue – “A butter knife!” or “12 lemons. “
7. Hunting in the Highlands -” Ran Helix “.
853! When everyone wakes up let’s finish this thing.
half-past seven here, thanks for not getting to 1000 without me! though by the time I come back here you probably will!
I thought the same thing!
I loved all those quotes Jac!
Thanks, what are your favorite Jigson quotes?
Was “courage is action in spite of fear” Jigson? I loved that one! And also “We will meet again on this shore or the next.” Funny those two Miss Hedgecock made into pendants!
I think Mr. Baker said that in Riddle.
No, that was Mr. Baker when he was talking to Andy at the end of Riddle of the Ruby Ring .
Right!!! You know your stuff! I’ve lent most of the books out right now to all my friends so I can’t double check.
LOL I know that feeling.
I like the part in Iceland Intrigue where it essentially says: “ She turned her head to look over the strange assembly: Dainn, a presumed enemy, Rolf, a traitor, Haelix, a spy working for their ally, Miss Verton, an established criminal, and herself, a homeschool teen, all breakfasting together in Iceland.”
Oh yeah that is funny