If you’ve been around the blog for the last two years you know I absolutely love writing author commentary on my books. I love sharing the stories behind the writing, the little nuances that shift from the outlining phase to the outright changes in the editing phase.
Author Commentary rules
I spoil things. I do. It isn’t because I want to ruin the reading experience. My goal is for these commentaries to be here after you finish the novel. If you want that information ahead of time, that’s your call.
When putting these together I’ve tried to make sure I start with the opening of the novel and not jump right into anything too major plot-wise. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.
What do you want to know?
Anything and everything is on the table when it comes to the commentary. Want to know why certain choices were made? You have to LET ME KNOW! This commentary runs through the end of the year, with a couple breaks along the way, so shoot me an email at lou@loupaduano.com and I’ll be glad to make it work into the schedule.
I love reader feedback. I want to know the questions you have. More than anything, I want to share my process behind building these novels. Especially A Circle of Shadows, as writing conclusions is so satisfying from my point of view.
Where are we heading?
Well, A Circle of Shadows concludes the Greystone Saga’s opening arc. It brings a ton of pieces together and opens the door down the line for other questions to be answered. I won’t spoil what comes next but I will be making connections to earlier installments to see the natural progression of the story.
If at any point you want to know more about a topic, how I broke down a specific moment or chapter, reach out. One of the main reasons I enjoy writing these commentary blogs is that I find them informative on a technique level. I learn so much about my own process along the way. I hope you feel the same by reading these.
Next time…
We start with the prologues in A Circle of Shadows and the difficulties in settling on them for this novel.
Thanks for reading.
