As you may know, I’m working on Dragonheart (formerly: Dragon’s Heart) which started as a sequel to Dragonsblood and has changed significantly along the way — specifically, to tell the full story that I want to tell in all its glory, I realized that I need to write not just one very big book but four rather large books. So I am now happily at work on Dragonheart while at the same time chortling with glee over the ideas I have for the sequels. I am hoping to write in such a way as I’ll be able to have a chapter (perhaps not the first) from the next book published as an added extra to the previous book.

In other news, I hear from many people how much they have enjoyed Dragon Harper — except among those who are on a paperback diet in which case they tell me how much they liked Dragon’s Fire!

While I’m a full-time writer nowadays and I do my best to make my words as sweet as possible, I still prefer to avoid eating them unless absolutely necessary.

With this in mind, I often avoid making wild pronouncements, particularly with regards to Pern (future books or movies) so as not to disappoint.

As soon as I’m relatively certain (and have the words well-tenderized), I happily let people know what’s going on.

(I’m writing these words after having just answered some of the letters from fans that I found in my inbox.)

Anyway, if you ask me a question and aren’t fully satisfied with the answer I beg you to be patient — it’s usually because I don’t feel I have a sufficiently comfortable grasp on the issue to be more forthcoming.