James Morrow
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Garon Whited:
Part Deux- I listened to the book for my 2.5 hour drive and fell in love with it. I want to thank you for writing such an amazing series! I have told coworkers about it and got 3 other people hooked. Now for the questions, when will book 9 be out? I am trying to sit down and write a book. I would like to know what inspired you to write the series?
Garon Whited
I'm working on the last book of Phoebe's Tale right now, so I'm guessing Eric's Book 9 will probably be out in 2025.
As for what inspired me to write it, I'd have to say it was spite and hatred. I was in a brick-and-mortar bookstore, picked up a book off the Bestseller shelf, and sat down to read a bit. After the second chapter I thought it was slow, but might pick up. Halfway through, I wondered where the story was. After finishing the book, I wondered if I could get a refund of the two hours of my life I wasted on this "best seller" crap.
"I could eat a pen and produce a better book the next morning!" I thought. Then I thought, "Why not write one? It'll take longer, but it won't taste as bad."
If you're looking for inspiration, don't look at your favorites. You'll think, "I could never write a book that wonderful." Find a book you *should* like, one you *wanted* to like, but absolutely hate. Use it as something to look at and know you're going to do better.
As for what inspired me to write it, I'd have to say it was spite and hatred. I was in a brick-and-mortar bookstore, picked up a book off the Bestseller shelf, and sat down to read a bit. After the second chapter I thought it was slow, but might pick up. Halfway through, I wondered where the story was. After finishing the book, I wondered if I could get a refund of the two hours of my life I wasted on this "best seller" crap.
"I could eat a pen and produce a better book the next morning!" I thought. Then I thought, "Why not write one? It'll take longer, but it won't taste as bad."
If you're looking for inspiration, don't look at your favorites. You'll think, "I could never write a book that wonderful." Find a book you *should* like, one you *wanted* to like, but absolutely hate. Use it as something to look at and know you're going to do better.
More Answered Questions
Grant
asked
Garon Whited:
Are we ever going to see Erik try and fill in the gaps in his knowledge base? He keeps running into problems he can't solve correctly because he is not an MD, chemist, engineer, or what have you but he has almost unlimited time an resources now. Why doesn't he hop over to a fast paced Earth iteration and go back to college? He could get all the Doctorates.
David
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Garon Whited:
Any news on when book 7 will be published? Not trying to be rude, and of course prefer you take the time you need to get the story right, just curious how things were coming along and if a publication date was being considered. By the way, how many hours do you spend writing each day? You’re stories and fun and really long, seems like you’d always be typing on a computer
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