• Next question

    June 28, 2009 /

    Keep asking questions and I’ll keep answering. Anything you want to know about me, the writing, the books, and so forth. So here’s the next one, from newguydave: what do you most love to write about that you haven’t had…

  • next question

    June 28, 2009 /

    So [info]cathschaffstump asks: Do you identify with any of your characters? In what ways? Has that changed as you’ve continued on your writing journey? I suppose I identify in some ways with them. For instance, with Reisil I made her…

  • question time again

    June 28, 2009 /

    This question by Chris: It’s fascinating to read about the twists and turns. So after you had written the novel, after the approx 7 month period, how long until you managed to get it published? So I finished PoF sometime…

  • question time again

    June 28, 2009 /

    This one comes from Tyler: And here’s a question–if it has been asked before, I’m sorry; I missed it—– When and how did you get the idea for PATH OF FATE, and after getting the idea and after beginning to…

  • Bitter Night Revisions . . . are done

    April 22, 2009 /

    I. Am. Tired. But the revisions for Bitter Night are done and winging their way through cyperspace to my editor. I hope she likes. And remarkably, they are on time. Due today, turned in today. Okay, not be 5:00 NY…

  • Bitter Night Revision Update

    April 11, 2009 /

    So far I’m not nearly as far along on the revisions for Bitter Night as I should be, but I am making progress. What’s interesting is that I’ve cut at least 6K words out (and I’m not quite a third through…

  • And so it begins–The Traitor King

    March 13, 2009 /

    So I have a first chapter of The Traitor King. I have no idea if it will still be part of the book later, because I am pantsing this book so much more than I like to. If I were to draw…

  • more about beginnings

    March 5, 2009 /

    So on my sfnovelists post, someone asked the following in the comments. It’s such a great question, but I don’t know that I have a great answer. I am, however, going to take a stab at it. I would like…