Day: December 3, 2003

Letter from Megan

Letter from Megan

Megan wrote:

Re: Also, let me know who you’d like to have more stories about.

Nuella, DEFINITELY. Kindan is great but Nuella is GREAT. ^_^ Also, I rather think Cristov can go very good, very human places. ::ponder:: He seems like he can be very interesting and very easy to relate to.

Thanks Megan!

I’m really glad you like Nuella. I’d known from the moment I got the idea for the story that she would be someone special but I didn’t know until the very end just HOW special she is.

Cristov is quite an interesting character and, it turns out, if we write more books, he’ll probably get the very first one.

Cheers,
Todd

If you liked Dragon’s Kin…

If you liked Dragon’s Kin…

Please feel free to go to amazon.com or barnes & noble and write a reader’s review.

Also, let me know who you’d like to have more stories about:

a) Kindan
b) Nuella
c) Zenor
d) Dalor
e) Cristov

Thanks!

Dragonsblood update

Dragonsblood update

140,000 words and 785 pages. (Kind of like the Energizer bunny, “still going.”)

The water in my apartment complex was turned off at 3 a.m. December 2nd because of a burst water main. They’re promising to have it back on by 12:01 a.m. December 4th. It’s amazing what you can’t do without water — not just showering, but flushing toilets (sigh, it reminds me of my time in the Army).

Letter from Dawn

Letter from Dawn

Dawn wrote:

Hi Todd,

It was great meeting you at the dragon con and I just loved the writer’s workshop. Thanks for taking the time and effort to do that with us!

Are there plans for another workshop next year? And if so how would someone get into it?

Also what is it like stepping into your mum’s shoes and taking over the “Weyrleadership” of Pern?

Thanks Dawn,

I’m glad you liked the writer’s workshop. I had a lot of fun, too. I don’t know quite what the plans are for next year.

Although I would like to do the writer’s workshop at Dragon*con 2004, I’ve also been toying with the idea of what I’m now calling the Openverse, a sort of Open Source writers’ multiverse. I suspect if the writer’s workshop was popular, then Anna Smith might ask if we want to do it again.

As to your second question, first I must say that I’m glad that I’m not the only one to take on the “Weyrleaderhip” of Pern — my sister Georgeanne (“Gigi”) is also a capable writer who has a keen interest in Pern. She’s currently dealing with a five year-old, so a lot of her energy is directed to parenting but I’m looking forward to the day when we can see how she views Pern.

Also, I don’t think of myself as “stepping into your mum’s shoes” as much as trying to head in her direction. The world of the dragonriders is a very special place and a lot of it still remains unseen. For myself, I think I’ll mostly do my writing in the Third Pass for the moment, starting with Dragonsblood.

— Todd