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Alec Hutson
Hey Tim. I do have a sequel trilogy in the works and a lot of questions will be answered, but I don't have a firm date yet for publication. So many balls in the air!
Alec Hutson
Of course! Sorry I missed this first time around. Chris Fox called for 'space fantasy' stories for an anthology he was putting together, and that was the initial spark for Shadows of Dust. I had loved Spelljammer when I was younger, and I decided to try and do something similar but with my own spin on it.
Alec Hutson
Oh, thank you so much, Kenneth! Shadows is one of my favorite books I've written, I love to see it getting love. Unfortunately any sequels are on the back-burner right now - I'm in the middle of a series that I would have liked to have finished by now, but this past year was filled with tragedy for me and I'm way behind on my writing. But I'd love to get back to the Streams, hopefully not too far in the future.
Alec Hutson
Thank you so much, Daniel! I'd love to write more in the tributary but I'm working on other things right now . . . maybe next year!
Alec Hutson
A very good question, Michael! I do have an outline that goes into some detail about major plot points and the ending, but I've found that as the story unfurls unexpected things happen. I suppose I'm somewhere between a pantser and a plotter - I've had the major scenes of the series fixed pretty firmly in my mind for years, but the details have shifted as characters have grown and events I hadn't anticipated occurred. I'd say you've captured it pretty perfectly with your last sentence there. And thanks for staying with the series! The third book will be out in November.
Alec Hutson
Yes! It is the origin story for the Chosen, which are some of the antagonists of the books :-)
Alec Hutson
Oh, thanks Varun! I'm working on it - hopefully a summer 2019 release :-)
Alec Hutson
Billr! I'm so sorry I missed this question when you first asked it. And in answer to your first question . . . yes. And to your second - the three-book arc I have planned for The Raveling doesn't skip ahead in years, but I am tentatively plotting a series that takes place in the future in the same world.
Alec Hutson
Hey Thomas, the arc for this series is three books, but I could definitely see myself returning to the world for future stories.
Alec Hutson
Marco! Thank you so much for the kind words. I've got a three-book arc planned out, and I'm most of the way through book 2. Should be out sometime in the first half of next year.
Alec Hutson
Hi, Emily! Thanks so much for your question, and thanks so much for your insightful review of Queen! I love getting feedback from good readers, as I think it'll definitely help my growth as a writer. Really, much appreciated.
I'm a teacher at an international school in Shanghai, and have been for over ten years. The Crimson Queen was my first book (like, literally, not even any others moldering in drawers anywhere), and I wrote it on summer vacations and weekends over the span of several years; now I'm feeling the pressure to finish the sequel by this winter, and I think I'm getting just a tiny taste of the pressure the greats like Martin and Rothfuss and Lynch must feel knowing they have to satisfy readers who are waiting for the next one.
The success of Queen has really surprised me, and I am planning in January (when my contract expires and our school years ends - I wouldn't leave my students mid-year) to quit my job and write full-time. Luckily, my lifestyle is easy to afford out here in China, and I'm excited to devote all my energy and focus to writing fantasy books.
Thanks again for taking a chance on an unknown, self-published author!
I'm a teacher at an international school in Shanghai, and have been for over ten years. The Crimson Queen was my first book (like, literally, not even any others moldering in drawers anywhere), and I wrote it on summer vacations and weekends over the span of several years; now I'm feeling the pressure to finish the sequel by this winter, and I think I'm getting just a tiny taste of the pressure the greats like Martin and Rothfuss and Lynch must feel knowing they have to satisfy readers who are waiting for the next one.
The success of Queen has really surprised me, and I am planning in January (when my contract expires and our school years ends - I wouldn't leave my students mid-year) to quit my job and write full-time. Luckily, my lifestyle is easy to afford out here in China, and I'm excited to devote all my energy and focus to writing fantasy books.
Thanks again for taking a chance on an unknown, self-published author!
Alec Hutson
Hey Felix, I'll PM you. Thanks for the interest, by the way!
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Alec Hutson
Hi, Robert! I'm aiming for next winter / fall. It's all plotted, and I have 20k or so words down, but I do work full-time and I do want the book to be as good as I can make it, so I don't want to rush.
I will be releasing a few other works in the interim; I have several short stories set in the world of Queen that I'll put out in a collection this summer, and also a fun sword and sorcery adventure that's all finished and just waiting on a cover. I'll announce releases on my mailing list, which can be signed up for at authoralechutson.com.
Anyway, thank for the interest, and take care.
I will be releasing a few other works in the interim; I have several short stories set in the world of Queen that I'll put out in a collection this summer, and also a fun sword and sorcery adventure that's all finished and just waiting on a cover. I'll announce releases on my mailing list, which can be signed up for at authoralechutson.com.
Anyway, thank for the interest, and take care.
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