Jul
10
2009
Brandon Sanderson talks about the different forms a series of related books can take. Interesting for you readers and writers out there.
What kind of series are you writing?
I think my speculative fiction novel series is a combo of the Continuing Adventure and the Serialized Epic (and I’d like to do the Saga at some point -lots of ideas present themselves).
I don’t usually like cliff-hangers much (with some notable exceptions, LOTR for one), and like to have a firm resolution to end each book. I have done that, I think, with the first book in the series. But the next one will be challenging to accomplish in a reasonable word-count (not getting too big).
We shall see. What about you guys?
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Oct
8
2007
I am happy to announce, to the zero people who read this blog, that I completed the first draft of my first novel on this day in history.
It feels good. I still have a lot of work to do, but I got a lot done today. It was the first day that I could turn my attention to my story in a long time, and I was able to make it pay by writing 6,000 or so words. My wife, as always, was a huge help, supporter, encourager, etc. I did still eat two meals with the family and played with the kids for a while, so I wasn’t a total absent father.
And here is a massive picture of me. Yes, I do have a werewolf-like tooth.
I have wanted to do this for a long time, and it is nice to have finally finished my book, at least in a manner of speaking.
Now…on to revisions, corrections etc.
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