Tag Archives: The Legions of Fire

Newsletter #57

Posted on June 8, 2010 by admin

Dear People, The most exciting news this time has very little to do with me. I am therefore turning the stage over to my webmaster, Karen Zimmerman: The new web site is up at http://david-drake.com. Our very simple original web … Continue reading →

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The Motorcycle Way to Complex Plotting

Posted on May 10, 2010 by admin

Written for the Tor/Forge May 2010 Newsletter THE MOTORCYCLE WAY TO COMPLEX PLOTTING Writers use various tools in their work. One of my tools is my motorcycle. Well, plural: my motorcycles. Bikers learn quickly that if they expect to … Continue reading →

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Newsletter #55

Posted on February 1, 2010 by admin

Dear People, I’m going to start with something positive: I’ve now seen a cover comp for THE LEGIONS OF FIRE, the first of four books in my new fantasy series, due from Tor as a May, 2010, hardcover. I’d seen … Continue reading →

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The Legions of Fire

Posted on January 10, 2010 by admin

The Legions of Fire is the first of a quartet of fantasies in The Books of the Elements series from Tor. First and foremost, The Legions of Fire is a novel about a fictional city named Carce (pronounced CAR-see) and … Continue reading →

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Newsletter #54

Posted on December 3, 2009 by admin

Dear People, Quite a lot has been happening. First and foremost in my mind, I turned in WHAT DISTANT DEEPS, the latest RCN (Leary/Mundy) space opera, to Baen Books the day after I got back from World Fantasy Con. I’d … Continue reading →

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Newsletter #50

Posted on April 4, 2009 by admin

Dear People, I turned in THE LEGIONS OF FIRE not quite a month ago–140,845 words including the front matter. I’m overall pleased with the novel, the first of a four-book fantasy series for Tor, but the thing that pleases me … Continue reading →

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Newsletter #49

Posted on February 9, 2009 by admin

Dear People, Well, I haven’t completed the rough draft of THE LEGIONS OF FIRE, the start of my new fantasy series for Tor, but I’m close. And I’m darned consistent: two months ago I had about 60K; now I’ve got … Continue reading →

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Newsletter #48

Posted on December 6, 2008 by admin

Dear People, I’m well into (about 60K) the rough draft of THE LEGIONS OF FIRE. This is the first book of the new fantasy series for Tor. When asked, I picked The Books of the Elements as the series title … Continue reading →

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Newsletter #47

Posted on October 4, 2008 by admin

Dear People, Folks frequently ask me how long it takes to write a novel. (People ask me a lot of questions that presumably seem simpler from the outside than they do to me.) The answer depends on a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsletters | Tagged Audible.com, Belisarius, Conjecture, Cons, Interviews, Isles Series, Jim Baen, Museums, Plotting, The Legions of Fire, Writing | Comments Off

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