I'm really pleased with the response to my first novel on the kindle store here.
Having now created my first I'm onto the next.
Firstly it's very, very different to Zero Magenta. It's a fantasy set in a fantasy world. It indulges the second of my literary passions, but in the same way that Zero Magenta isn't your typical sci-fi, the new book will stray from some of the fantasy conventions, while embracing others.
I remember reading an article many years ago where a so called "serious" writer dismissed fantasy as "easy". Certainly from my perspective I can tell you that the opposite is true. The amount of world building required is immense. The huge cast of characters, races, places and the history and backstory needs to be created from scratch.
I normally carry the story in my head, but this one has spilled out onto a spreadsheet!
I'll leak a few crumbs during the year, but for now this is a flavor of my thinking:
I don't believe in the simple "good versus evil" I'm far more interested in shades of grey, and why people become who they are.
Have a good new year - bye for now.
John H.
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