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Summer Is Over
Categories: The Writing Process A Memory of Light Signings/tours The Way of Kings Alcatraz 4 The Gathering Storm Towers of MidnightSeptember first has come (well, and passed, by now) and I'm pleased to say that I met my goals. If you were reading the blog a few months back, you might remember when I explained that I needed to divert a lot of attention this summer achieving a couple of goals. The rewrite of THE WAY OF KINGS and the first draft of the fourth Alcatraz book. I not only had contracts to fulfill, but I needed a break. Continue Reading...
What have I been up to?
Categories: Wheel of Time The Writing Process The Way of Kings Alcatraz 4 The Gathering Storm Towers of MidnightWell, now that the WAY OF KINGS rewrite is finished, I've moved on to the next thing on my plate: Alcatraz Book Four. (And if you're wondering why the heck I'm working on this instead of on WoT 13, I did a blog post warning about all this earlier in the summer.) Continue Reading...
Reader Mail (Regarding TGS Release Date)
Categories: Reader Mail A Memory of Light The Writing Process The Gathering StormI'm back! Thank you to everyone who came to see me in Nebraska. I had a great time. It was surreal to visit my old high school and elementary school as an author, presenting for the students. At East, I was given a distinguished alumnus award, which was very humbling. Pemberly should have pictures for me to post here soon, mostly just pictures of me doing nostalgic Nebraska things, like eating at Runza. Continue Reading...
Reader Mail
Categories: Reader Mail Writing Help The Writing ProcessGot this email a while back, and haven't done a reader mail entry in a while, so I thought I'd give it a whirl. Continue Reading...
NaNoWriMo 2007
Categories: The Writing Process Writing HelpFor those of you who don't know, there's this nifty website which has dubbed November to be "National Novel Writing Month." Essentially, this place tries to get aspiring authors to finally finish that project they've been kicking around for years. The goal is for participants to write 50,000 words (which is a short novel, but a novel—the Alcatraz books are around 50k) during the month of November. Continue Reading...