What's the story behind your latest book?
Nameless was a role play character. I had just had a rough time in my life, and he was an excellent, safe, fun way to vent off some of the negativity I was dealing with. Then, someone asked me "where did he come from?" Got me to thinking about how a pukah - one of the most innocent and harmless creatures could be as nasty as he is. When I started posting to the group about his back story, they started asking for more. It got to a point where I was posting the equivalent of a chapter every two to three days.
When the group broke up because real life came along, the story didn't fizzle out like so many of my other attempts. I was able to return to it this past summer, and it greeted me like an old friend. With a few small modifications, I was able to hang on for the ride. And that ride landed me here, for publication and somewhere in the neighborhood of tree or four more books on this character alone lining up to be written.
What are you working on next?
Followers of Torments - Book 2: Into the Sunlits. It's already under construction, but the wild ride has not yet hit full stride. I am eager to see what happens to Nameless in this book, because that will determine how many others are in the series.
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