I just thought I might as well make a brief, public statement about this as a lot of people have been emailing and asking me about it lately.
*ahem*
The second and third books of the trilogy should be coming out fairly quickly, considering how long they are and the fact that I’m fairly obsessive when it comes to my writing. That means book two should be out about two years from now. Book three will be a year or so after that.
Why so long? / I thought I read somewhere that you already had the second two books written?
The trilogy is already written all the way through to the end, but there is still some editorial work to be done. I want the second one to be at least as good as the first, if not better. That takes time.
I know that on the reader’s side, a year seems like a long time. It always used to piss me off, having to wait for my favorite authors to write new stuff. But now that I’m on the other side I know why it takes so long. There’s a ton of behind-the-scenes work that has to happen: Editing, re-editing, shipping, cover design, printing, layout, more editing. It all takes time.
In order to make the wait marginally less painful, I’m going to be putting up new content on the website in addition to continuing the blogs. Some of the things I’m considering include:
- Putting up an FAQ.
- Expanding the clickable sections on the world map.
- Getting a forum up and running.
- Explaining in more detail the design of the trouper’s lute in the Music section.
- Getting the Bestiary up off the ground in the World section.
- Posting deleted scenes/chapters from book one.
- Posting teaser chapters from book two.
Which of these sounds best to you? Give it a little discussion in the comments below. Suggestions for other improvements are also welcome….
With love,
pat
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