Not that anyone’s counting (well–except me), but I have now, to date, “finished” over eight manuscripts (of mostly crap). That is–eight full-length novels, numbering at least 50,000 words each. Most are closer to or over 100,000 words. Note that I am also not counting manuscripts I haven’t officially ‘ended’–I have a few more of those …
I finished Aina’s Breath, the sequel to Jaeth’s Eye, this weekend. Finished it, despite a full-time job, kids, personal stress, and other things. I’m not sure how. I think I’ve acquired a permanent tic in my eye, and my fingers have been shaking more than usual, and I’ve significantly forgotten what it was like to …
Obviously, when I was a kid, I spent way too much time around dogs. Growing up as an only child in a 3rd world country had made my life an oxymoron in so many ways. Because I was all they had, and because the news always featured a dead child for one reason or another every …
Sometimes, I curse the day I decided to become an epic fantasy writer. Even though I know exactly who to blame (Christopher Paolini), it’s one of those, “…in hindsight…” moments. See, the thing is, I am very, very stubborn. I am the kind of person who says something and then–unless I absolutely feel like I …
