Meet The New Boss

[merlinscribe]

My new editor has been ignoring me. Sound familiar? So anyway, Misty and I have decided just to go straight ahead and finish the book and hand it over. I expect to turn it in by the end of summer, if all goes well on this end. Maybe she'll be thrilled and delighted and put it immediately into production. I wouldn't hold my breath, though.

Wish the news was better.



Meanwhile, there's a new/old deleted scene from TO LIGHT A CANDLE over at the Library:
https://merlinscribe-library.dreamwidth.org/1973.html

Comments

Title

[(Anonymous)]

I was wondering if there were any title updates? Is the plan still for "The Art of War"? I must be honest, I was a big fan of the (original?) title, "Scourge of Fate", what was M's problem with it?

My next question is very specific, as I have been curious about "Scourge" as used in the (again original?) title. In what sense were you using it? Was it in the sense of a weapon or instrument used for pain and punishment, and if so was it meant generally or did it refer to a specific thing or individual? Or was it used to mean a great affliction or source of trouble, and if so was it referring to fate itself being a terrible trouble/affliction or was it referring to an individual/thing that was the agent of the trouble/affliction?

Re: Title

[merlinscribe]

At this point, I have no idea what the title is going to be. It could even be: "Rune and Vielle yell at each other a lot and there are swords and dragons." Nobody at Tor is talking to me.

I am thinking of "Scourge" being both the Scourge-er (Fate is doing a lot of scourging) and the Scourge-ee (Fate is being told to sit in the corner and think about what it has done.) Book Three is entirely about tumbling received history into the dustpile of discredit and about doing things that are unbelievable. (Plus unicorns. So many unicorns. Unicorns with opinions.) So you can see how that would fit.

If Tor doesn't like either title I may run a poll.

Re: Title

[(Anonymous)]

Unicorns with opinions! Yes please! I really hope you get some contact and answers soon.