I know I've been dark for the past few months and I apologize about that. However, I'm going to make a point to get better at posting here. And there are a couple of reasons why:
First off, I've been working on my original writing and I've made a pact with myself. I'm going to publish a novel by my next birthday (which is in October). So that's exciting. It's going to be a lot of work, and I'll need your support.
Secondly, and this ties in to the other reason, I have the most exciting news of my entire life. I'm going to be a guest writer on The Roundtable Podcast. For those of you who do not know, The Roundtable Podcast is a weekly podcast for writers. With the help of an esteemed published writer, two hosts brainstorm a guest writer's story, giving ideas and critiques to make the story better. It's my favorite podcast and I had entered to become a guest writer on a whim, never thinking that it would actually happen. A few weeks later, Dave Robison (one of the hosts) contacted me and offered me a guest spot.
To say I was excited would be an understatement. I believe I described myself as peeing y pants in excitement. And I still am.
We're recording the episode on January 5th, giving me plenty of time to get my act together and get an outline started. I already know what I'm offering and I'm really excited about it. In fact, I'll give you a little preview:
In a world where humans and witches live together in a precarious treaty, a young, morally ambiguous girl embraces her powers as a witch and rises to become a great and terrible villain to protect herself from the human and witch plots to destroy each other.
Very, very much a work in progress, but I'm in love with the idea of exploring what makes a villain a villain.
This is such a wonderful opportunity for my writing career. I can't wait to see what ideas I can glean from the experience. And I can't wait to share this story with you all. I have some ideas in mid for you guys. I hope you stick around for me.
(You can check out The Roundtable Podcast at roundtablepodcast.com or on iTunes.) (You can also follow me on Twitter via @sarbrook.)
Also, as a bad news post-script, Crossing Timestreams is on hiatus for a while. I need to work on something I can sell. I do intend to go back to it, but I need to do this. Writing is the only career path I am passionate enough to fight for. I hope you understand.
