Here’s the pencil sketch for my short story collection, Stories from Arisa: Once the coloring is done and my editor sends me the final markups, I’m hoping to have the collection out sometime next week. Right now, there are four stories. First is Received Wisdom, a story featuring Li-Dirge, describing how he becomes the SarpanKum of…
Winters in NC tend to be short and mild, and this year was no exception. We got a few cold spells and some snow, but overall, it’s been pretty nice. It’s certainly a lot better than where I grew up in Cincinnati, OH, where they’ve been stuck in some polar vortex for the past month…
Exciting news if it can be confirmed and if the planet in question is rocky. What’s that? It’s 1600 light years away. Hmm. I suppose my frequent flier miles won’t get me there.
I’m gearing up to write the next few books in the series, and I’m simultaneously annoyed and overwhelmed. Annoyed at how much I’ve forgotten but also overwhelmed at rediscovering what I created. As to when the next book in IoO will come out… I haven’t fully decided on that. I’m going to write books 5…
I get this question a lot also, and it’s something I never really figured I’d have to answer. Back when I first started writing, I never thought I’d be writing multiple series that were all interlinked. The thing is, when I finished The Castes and the OutCastes, I thought I’d revisit Arisa at some point…
I wonder about that a lot myself. At some point, I stopped fighting the charisma and influence of Rukh and Jessira and just let them do what they want. Of course, one of things they decided was that they’d forgotten their truths and somehow resented one another to the point of near-hatred. I didn’t like…