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New Project

January 31st, 2012

Well, I’ve been getting a lot of queries from fans about the new project. I have to be a little careful, because I’m still in the early stages of writing and I don’t thnk my agent would like me spilling too much before it even gets sold, but I can toss out a few tidbits for you wonderful people.

First off, it’s fantasy (duh).

Second, it’s a series. Looking like it will be four books. It will feature all new characters and situations. As much as I love the Shadow Saga with Caim and Kit and Josey, I needed to go in a different direction. So I’ll be introducing you to new characters whom you’ll (hopefully) love just as much.

It’s epic. As many of you will know, the Shadow Saga took on a more epic form as the series progressed, and I’m building on that to launch this new series. The basic premise is a fish-out-of-water combined with blood magic, insane God-Kings, internicene warfare, and violence. (The lovely ultraviolence, as little Alex might say.)

So where do we stand? Well, first, you need to go out and buy Shadow’s Master, if you haven’t already! Then, you’ll need to be a little patient. I’m not a quick writer. Especially with a new series, I need the time to work it out in my head, and then on the electronic page. But I promise not to be Martin-esque in my delivery of the good. 😉

New Things

October 13th, 2011

A blog is a dangerous thing.

Back in the old, old days, whenever I started a new writing project I would sequester myself in my den, working feverishly by the dim light of my computer monitor, completely alone. It would be months before even my wife (always my first reader) saw any of the fruits of this labor, and then months (or years) more before the outside world got a taste.

Now, it’s so tempting to just spew my burgeoning ideas into the ethers of the Net. But I will resist.

What I can say is that I love the process of creation. When it comes to writing, I’m a planner. I want to know everything before I commit to actual writing: the setting, the characters, the story. But most of all, I want to know the Big Answer– what is this book (or series) going to be about?

For my next series (I mentioned it was going to be a series, didn’t I?) I have the Big Answer. Or I should say I have My answer, because when you read these books you might have very different ideas about them. And that’s healthy for both of us.

So enough about my crazy ideas. For you writers out there, what do you need to know before you start writing a new story?




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