Ask the Author: Dave Walsh
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Dave Walsh
Hey Scott --
Was this a paperback copy of the book? There are some early editions with that pesky error in it. Email me dave@dvewlsh.com and I'll be more than happy to have that sorted out for you.
--D
Was this a paperback copy of the book? There are some early editions with that pesky error in it. Email me dave@dvewlsh.com and I'll be more than happy to have that sorted out for you.
--D
Dave Walsh
There's a lot to unpack within it, but I guess my best answer is this: as the series continued on, I allowed myself to indulge in writing the stuff I enjoy more, which started with Fractured Sentinel.
My approach to the series was to align better with what everyone else was doing and selling, which is certainly... an approach, but not one that works well for me always. Broken Ascension was important to establish characters, setting, tone and lay the groundwork for a lot of the metaphor woven through the series. Being an author is expensive and there's a lot of risk/reward baked into it. Getting a book into a reader's hands is inordinately expensive, which is why you see a lot of authors churning out 9+ books in a series. I promise that's not something I plan on doing, as I just have too many ideas to want to lament in one place for too long or drag anything out beyond its shelf life.
I'm not a huge planner, but I have a somewhat solid plan in place for where this series goes before wrapping up. If I can do that in one more volume I'm not sure. As you said, lots of strands to be addressed. Right now I'm working on Andlios 4, which I should have ready for late February/early March. After that is Trystero 5, which means anywhere from May to June, depending on how chaotic life is in the next few months (I had to take a lot of Nov/Dec off due to my kids being home and wife working while finishing up her school).
Promise it won't be too long of a wait. If you haven't already, my newsletter is where I give regular updates (https://www.dvewlsh.com/maillist).
Thanks for reading and for the feedback.
--D
My approach to the series was to align better with what everyone else was doing and selling, which is certainly... an approach, but not one that works well for me always. Broken Ascension was important to establish characters, setting, tone and lay the groundwork for a lot of the metaphor woven through the series. Being an author is expensive and there's a lot of risk/reward baked into it. Getting a book into a reader's hands is inordinately expensive, which is why you see a lot of authors churning out 9+ books in a series. I promise that's not something I plan on doing, as I just have too many ideas to want to lament in one place for too long or drag anything out beyond its shelf life.
I'm not a huge planner, but I have a somewhat solid plan in place for where this series goes before wrapping up. If I can do that in one more volume I'm not sure. As you said, lots of strands to be addressed. Right now I'm working on Andlios 4, which I should have ready for late February/early March. After that is Trystero 5, which means anywhere from May to June, depending on how chaotic life is in the next few months (I had to take a lot of Nov/Dec off due to my kids being home and wife working while finishing up her school).
Promise it won't be too long of a wait. If you haven't already, my newsletter is where I give regular updates (https://www.dvewlsh.com/maillist).
Thanks for reading and for the feedback.
--D
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