Wizards of the Coast has been aggressively moving into the e-book market over the last year, publishing new titles as e-book exclusives and re-releasing their backlist. Maiden of Pain gets its turn today. A big thanks to everyone who pre-ordered the book. If you aren’t one of those types who will be glued to the [...]
Turkey, Wizards, and a Maiden
Filed under Writing Journal on November 20, 2012
Tagged: e-books, Janner Kohl, Maiden of Pain, Mig's Rebellion, short stories, Wizards of the Coast
When sympathetic becomes pathetic
Filed under Tips & Tools on August 19, 2008
Tagged: Farseer trilogy, FitzChivalry, Logan Shadowhand, Maiden of Pain, protagonists, Robin Hobb, sympathetic characters
Sympathy for the protagonist is a great tool for drawing readers into a story. If the reader can identify with the character’s struggles and desires, they become invested in what happens. That leads to late nights of anxious page-turning. A sympathetic character has obstacles they must overcome. These can be internal or external, but the [...]
Maiden of Pain goes out of print
Filed under Writing Journal on June 5, 2008
Tagged: Maiden of Pain, manuscripts, proposals, publishing, Wizards of the Coast
I received an email from Wizards of the Coast publishing on Tuesday, notifying me that they are declaring Maiden of Pain out of print. This is pretty common practice for publishers. Unless you’re a bestseller or under contract for future titles, you’re a candidate for pruning. I fall under neither category. The email stirred up [...]
Submitting to Dragon magazine
Filed under Market Report on November 27, 2007
Tagged: Dragon magazine, Maiden of Pain, Relvan's Rescue, Wizards of the Coast
It appears Dragon Magazine is now accepting short fiction submissions (thanks for the heads up, Erik). I’ve had a short story featuring Iuna, the young girl who caused Ythnel all the problems in Maiden of Pain, circulating in my head for several months. This appears to be the perfect opportunity to get it out. I’ll [...]
The purpose of a prologue
Filed under Trends & Tropes on January 9, 2007
Tagged: Maiden of Pain, prologues, Robert Jordan, Shattered Amulet, Wheel of Time
Prologues are developing into a pet peeve of mine. I’m reading Knife of Dreams, and Jordan once again starts off with a 100-page prologue. Why wasn’t this a chapter? Somewhere along the line, I came up with a pretty specific definition of what a prologue was. It is not based on any dictionary definition, as [...]
