As are you. I'm on my second read through of your book. I am learning how to appreciate an entirely new (for me) art form, one I had dismissed before now. WOW. You do your research don't you? And now I am doing it as well, just to fully appreciate your work. So good.
I am truly happy that you enjoy it so much. I do make a lot of research, it is part of how I get into the universe. A thing that occupies me a lot is to keep a balance between the many aspects of the story - i.e. to have the humour, the whimsical byroads in the storyline, the suspense, the character backstories and the drama mix somewhat seamlessly and without having one thing destroying one of the others (just like I see in many films and TV-shows these days where fine characterisation is suddenly destroyed by something the writer found would be a funny or exciting development). I think that making the world real helps me keeping that balance, and as Phill exist in out world I do research it very thoroughly. In a fantasy world like Torundel I have to go back and see what I invented myself, but here I use books, the internet and my memory to make things real.
And thank you again. It really makes me happy that I get so much positive feedback on this.
As are you. I'm on my second read through of your book. I am learning how to appreciate an entirely new (for me) art form, one I had dismissed before now. WOW. You do your research don't you? And now I am doing it as well, just to fully appreciate your work. So good.
I am truly happy that you enjoy it so much. I do make a lot of research, it is part of how I get into the universe. A thing that occupies me a lot is to keep a balance between the many aspects of the story - i.e. to have the humour, the whimsical byroads in the storyline, the suspense, the character backstories and the drama mix somewhat seamlessly and without having one thing destroying one of the others (just like I see in many films and TV-shows these days where fine characterisation is suddenly destroyed by something the writer found would be a funny or exciting development). I think that making the world real helps me keeping that balance, and as Phill exist in out world I do research it very thoroughly. In a fantasy world like Torundel I have to go back and see what I invented myself, but here I use books, the internet and my memory to make things real.
And thank you again. It really makes me happy that I get so much positive feedback on this.