Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
We had a great holiday. It actually ended only today. We have been out of the state since the 23rd, and I have to say it feels great to be home. Of course, there were errands galore to attend to when we got here..but those are done and I have had plenty of rest.
Some may have noticed, all of the past posts have disappeared from the blog. Well, as a Xmas present to myself, I upgraded this website to a dedicated hosting server. I could have backed up the old posts and loaded them up, but I thought it would be more fun to just start everything over. Finishing my Young Adult novel has given me an enthusiastic boost. And this feels like a new beginning for me, I like it!
On the trip I managed to finish two books:
Brandon Sanderson’s The Final Empire, book two of the Mistborn trilogy
I am increasingly more impressed with Sanderson’s work. Like many people, I found him because he was Harriet’s (wife of the late author of the Wheel of Time) choice to write the end of that series. Anybody who’s read his interviews and his blog know well what the series meant to him and it can be seen in his writing. I would recommend the series to anyone interested in the High Fantasy genre. Take special note of his magic systems. In all his works they are new and very interesting.
Emma Bull’s War For the Oaks
This book was simply amazing. The most interesting thing about it was how very similar it is the novel I just finished writing! The only major difference is that mine takes place about 100 years before this one does. Bull’s language and imagery make this one that you won’t want to miss.
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