Book 2 of the Age of Ire has been revised and is again in the hands of my publisher, Tor Books. The working title is "The Fate of Silent Gods", but that's certainly not final. I'm extremely pleased with how the book turned out and with how the story has evolved. Emrael is forced to … Continue reading 2023 Updates: Age of Ire Book 2, Book 1 Audio Rights, Appearances
In Defense of Unfinished Works
Criticizing authors (and other creators) who are not producing a finished story "fast enough" has become popular in the last decade or so. Some fans in the SFF genre in particular, where long series tend to be common, have even adopted a practice of only starting series once they are finished. I get it! I … Continue reading In Defense of Unfinished Works
Progress Update, Publication Dates, etc
Wow. Been a while, huh? I knew I hadn't posted in some time, but 2018? Damn. Honestly though, it makes sense, as 2018 was probably the last time my life was "normal". My personal life has been... crazy? Very crazy. Mostly good things, but I've picked up a few hundred gray hairs in the course … Continue reading Progress Update, Publication Dates, etc
Rise of the Mages
IRE has a new title: Rise of the Mages. It also has a new form: Ahhh! It's real! Fifteen year old me would have been blown away to see my name (pseudonym, at least) on a Tor book, even an advance copy. Hell, 31 year old me is pretty blown away. My editor, Jen Gunnels, … Continue reading Rise of the Mages
Peaky Blinders
I loved Peaky Blinders. Each episode, each season, left me saying, "Holy shit, these people are good." I had heard faint rumblings about it for months, maybe longer, but never bothered to watch it. What kind of a name is "Peaky Blinders" anyway? I'll tell you what kind of name it is. It's the name of … Continue reading Peaky Blinders
The Write Life
I'm not entirely comfortable writing about my own life, my own family, but I write this for a few reasons: The life of an author is often romanticized, and I think people should understand what it's really like (at least for me). I'm in a pretty awesome situation in life, and still the creative struggle … Continue reading The Write Life
Future Projects
I was going to log this somewhere just for myself but decided to make a blog post out of it. I'm a terrible blogger and have no idea where I should draw the line between personal and public when it comes to stuff I really care about. But you know what? We only live one … Continue reading Future Projects
Ire Has a Home
I finally signed a contract. Ire will be the first book of a trilogy written for Tor. The first book is tentatively scheduled to be published in late 2020, and the other two books will follow shortly thereafter. Working with Tor is something of a dream come true for me. I grew up reading a … Continue reading Ire Has a Home
Food Hour: Hickory Planked Salmon
I've recently decided to start writing blog entries about a bunch of things I enjoy besides writing. I think this will be good for all of us - you aren't bombarded with post after post about writing techniques that are probably only situationally interesting to most, and I get to share more of my interests. … Continue reading Food Hour: Hickory Planked Salmon
Elements of a Query Letter
Hey people - I'm part of a query workshop at LTUE on Friday at 10 AM. I'm putting this post together primarily as reference material for that event, but it should be useful for anyone putting a query letter together.
Scott Drakeford 