So it turns out that everybody under the sun seems to have an interesting, successful blog. You know, something that tells what's happening in your life, lots of interesting pics, colors, and a humorous bent to it.
I suspect my once a month (make that twice ever) blogs are not enchanting readers the way they might someday. Ha!
Well, life at work has been extraordinarily crazy. Meeting with some really significant authors and leaders has been inspiring, humbling, and demanding. Let's just say I realize how much there is to learn in the world of journalism, and though exciting, I realize also just how much effort I'm going to have to invest to make these pieces truly remarkable.
As for epic fantasy, I finished the SF&F class at BYU by Brandon Sanderson last week. He gave us some advice that for me finally clinched how to move forward with my next book: given all the world building I've done for the world of Krackenlan, rather than start a completely new world and series, I'm going to start my new series in the same world--as a kind of prequel. I create really awesome backstory for the current setting with a war that I've always been intrigued by. So next book, I'll jump back in time 175 years and see what happens. I've already developed the initial conflict in my head. This has the potential to be a much more character-driven story. In fact, the two main characters will be the driving factor for all the main action leading to an epic war.
Actually, if that goes well, the next series, about 25 years later in time, has vast potential as well.
Got to get book two of the first novel written at some point, however. Somehow these things just don't seem to write and edit themselves. I can't understand why?
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