If you are reading this – thanks for taking the time, I can appreciate how busy you are. I just want to tell you that I have read your blogs today – pretty much in one sitting. I have to tell you most of them made me laugh out loud, introspectively thought about some of your comments, I also cried, got angry on your behalf – and generally had an amazing time.

I wanted to tell you that I love you book – you writing such a fantastic blog – and taking the time to really TALk to you fans is bloody amazing and icing on a cake – a cake completely made up of one of the best fantasy novels I have ever read.

I have never bothered to write to someone before – and I really wish I had. I loved Robert Jordon’s books – and was really sad when he died. I also recently found out that David Gemmel had also died (another favourite author (if you haven’t read Jon Shanow – or Waylander do yourself a favour – great fantasy books!! Just as a side issue – have you ever read David Eddings?

Anyway I digress – I am sure you have had many fans tell you how much your book means to them. I am not just into fantasy – I think I am a pretty well read kind of girl (translated – I read anything with strong characters and a good background story). When I discovered Name the Wind, I had been a bit disillusioned with fantasy – it just seemed like authors where writing the same thing – to coin your phrase, a rehashed version of Lord of the Rings (only with less travelling time).

I hadn’t bought a new fantasy novel in a year – nothing had grabbed my attention. To this day I am not sure why I bought Name the Wind. I was recovering from a Harry Potter obsession (okay yes I did write some fanfic – I am truly sorry for that!!) So when I purchased Name the Wind I wasn’t expecting much. I finished the book in one sitting – then I read it again just to make sure I didn’t miss anything. I could wax lyrical all day – I am sure by now you know how much people love your book – it is truly brilliant (To Kill a Mocking Bird brilliant -chick sold 60 million copies of her book – and she only wrote the one).

So I just wanted to let you know that that regardless of how long it takes you to finish the second -it will be worth the wait.

So just hang in there – you have certainly been open about the changes you have been through this year – and you are right some changes are good some bad – but the good thing is that we keep moving in the right direction – although it’s sometimes hard to define right.

Lastly I found some quotes that say what I want to say far more eloquently then I ever could

For a long time now I have tried simply to write the best I can. Sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can.
by Ernest Hemingway

The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or to say a new thing in an old way.
by Richard Harding Davis

The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he’s written it.
by William Golding

A good novel tells us the truth about it’s hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.
by Gilbert K. Chesterton

I just wrote a book, but don’t go out and buy it yet, because I don’t think it’s finished yet.
by Lawrence Welk

The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.
by Mark Twain

Thank you for sharing your story
Kerry
kgb4711@gmail.com

Also, can we hope that the reading you’ll be doing will be from the draft of The Wise Man’s Fear? :)

Either way, looking forward to seeing you tonight!

Ok, anyway. Just be sure to have fun and tell us unfortunate souls who can’t come and meet you how it was.

Forget Europe! Come to Baltimore or D.C. Please, please, please!!!

Also, I am SO happy for you and Sarah! Congratulations plenty!

I don’t have anything clever to say, so we’ll leave it like this.

Ciao, have fun on your adventure!

Jade

And where did you pick up that scary sketch of the “< HREF="http://images.google.com/images?hl=de&q=obih%F6rnchen&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi" REL="nofollow">Obihörnchen<>“?

Hope to see you in Amsterdam.

Best wishes
Armin

Congrats on your European book tour, I know your fans will be out in droves! Have a blast!! ;)

Please, please say more about the name/character contest!! I’d like to submit my daughter’s name!

I chose my daughter’s name from two characters in Wishsong for Shannara by Terry Brooks, and also for a favorite sci fi author David Brin. Her name is Brin Leah.

Kudos and bright blessings. I await WMF with awe and appreciation. Thank you for sharing your talent and stories. ;)
Vugs! (virtual hugs) ~Laura