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mmerriamAs I told mylefteye in comments, I've been hammering at Rija's Tale off and on for nearly 2-1/2 years, and the short story that was the basis for the novel was written 5 years ago. I've been with Rija ( and Jeyla and Raif) a long time, and while I had the darnedest time writing this novel, I'm going to miss discovering Rija's story as she unveils it to me. That said, while this is a complete, stand-alone novel, I left myself some room to revisit these characters in the future, should the desire or need arise.
What’s next? I think I'll take a couple of days off to read and relax, and then head into other projects. While Rija's Tale sits and simmers, I need to go back and hit the rewrites of Dark Water Blues, finish the submission packets for Old Blood's Fate and The Horror at Cold Springs, and make some decisions about Last Car to Annwn Station.
I also have several pieces of short fiction waiting in the wings, which I think will be a nice change of pace from novel writing. I only have nine short stories out circulating, which is a low number for me, but I've (happily) sold down my inventory of short fiction while writing the last two novels. I prefer to have at least a dozen stories out at any given time, so I need to work on few of these ideas that have been waiting on the back burner.
And then there's the next novel lurking on the horizon, Move Along Home (Spear of Destiny, ceremonial magicians, evil antiquarians, blind Gaius Longinus, roman witches, tunnels under the Twin Cities) which has been waiting in the wings for a long time. And of course, probably this autumn, rewrites of Rija's Tale.
Yeah. Not going to get bored or anything.
mylefteye in comments, I've been hammering at Rija's Tale off and on for nearly 2-1/2 years, and the short story that was the basis for the novel was written 5 years ago. I've been with Rija ( and Jeyla and Raif) a long time, and while I had the darnedest time writing this novel, I'm going to miss discovering Rija's story as she unveils it to me. That said, while this is a complete, stand-alone novel, I left myself some room to revisit these characters in the future, should the desire or need arise.What’s next? I think I'll take a couple of days off to read and relax, and then head into other projects. While Rija's Tale sits and simmers, I need to go back and hit the rewrites of Dark Water Blues, finish the submission packets for Old Blood's Fate and The Horror at Cold Springs, and make some decisions about Last Car to Annwn Station.
I also have several pieces of short fiction waiting in the wings, which I think will be a nice change of pace from novel writing. I only have nine short stories out circulating, which is a low number for me, but I've (happily) sold down my inventory of short fiction while writing the last two novels. I prefer to have at least a dozen stories out at any given time, so I need to work on few of these ideas that have been waiting on the back burner.
And then there's the next novel lurking on the horizon, Move Along Home (Spear of Destiny, ceremonial magicians, evil antiquarians, blind Gaius Longinus, roman witches, tunnels under the Twin Cities) which has been waiting in the wings for a long time. And of course, probably this autumn, rewrites of Rija's Tale.
Yeah. Not going to get bored or anything.
