C.T. Phipps
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Michael J. Sullivan:
I just wanted you to know I really loved Professional Integrity in Blackguards. I hope to read and review your entire series starring said characters in the near-future! What was your inspiration for that story?
Michael J. Sullivan
Hey thanks! The line up for Blackguards was pretty amazing, and I was honored to be included. I'm so glad it's got you interested in the larger series...it is the dastardly plan. Anthologies don't pay very well (usually a few hundred) but the hope is always that you'll get seen by a new reader who will want to read your other stuff. So, glad it turned out that way with you.
As for inspirations. When I was a kid my favorite Saturday morning cartoon was Scoobie Doo. With those "meddling kids" always uncovering a plot that debunked some mystical event or creature. This story is a kind of homage to that.
Personally, I find writing short stories much harder than longer novels. It's hard to develop a whole plot and do everything you want to in such a short word count. The trick is to make them a "simple concept" that can be explored in short order. I think I'm getting better at them...and I am proud of Professional Integrity, but I think there are a lot of other authors who are much better at the shorter-form question then myself.
Thanks for asking.
As for inspirations. When I was a kid my favorite Saturday morning cartoon was Scoobie Doo. With those "meddling kids" always uncovering a plot that debunked some mystical event or creature. This story is a kind of homage to that.
Personally, I find writing short stories much harder than longer novels. It's hard to develop a whole plot and do everything you want to in such a short word count. The trick is to make them a "simple concept" that can be explored in short order. I think I'm getting better at them...and I am proud of Professional Integrity, but I think there are a lot of other authors who are much better at the shorter-form question then myself.
Thanks for asking.
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Elizabeth
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Hi there, Not so much of a question, just yet another request that you PLEASE continue writing the adventures of Royce and Hadrian. Out of all of the books I've ever read, this is, quite honestly, one of my very favorite book series. I read the Chronicles and the Revelations all within a month and I literally missed the characters when I was finished (so much so that I've started all over again :)?
Austin Rehl
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Hello Michael! I am the author of a debut novel and I wanted to let you know how much you have inspired me. I have completed many of your audiobooks, which Mr. Reynolds narrates, and have loved them. My children enjoy them as well. I told my wife that I aspire to be an author like you someday! Thank you for all the many hours of delightful stories! How did you go about hiring a professional narrator?
Christomir Rackov
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Michael J. Sullivan:
I really like the multiple POVs in your "Legends of the First Empire" books :) But, when you have several main characters together (sometimes for a long time, like when a group of them goes on a quest - we notably had such group quests in "Age of Swords" and "Age of Legend"), then how do you choose which one of them should be the POV character at a certain point in time?
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