Obey the Voices In Your Head
The thing about "From Whence You Came" is that I never had any intention of writing it. Master Vineart Bradhai just a bit of backstory in the trilogy, to explain why there were no longer any sea serpents. But I couldn't get him out of my head - the question of what, exactly he had done, and who he had been...
So I did what writers do, I sat down and wrote a quick paragraph, filling in some of the details. Just for backstory, you understand.
And just like that, he was in my brain. And he Won't. Go. Away.
So now I have this story about magicians, monsters, betrayal, and honor.... and not just one but TWO very insistent characters demanding their time.
Because I have time for this? I have two other novels to write, and freelance, and....
*flails like a flailing thing, then settles down and Obeys the Voices In Her Head*
EtA: Huzzah! We hit a goal-point, so it's official - I get to write the story of how Jerzy became a slave/met Master Vineart Malech as a bonus for everyone who kicks in $75 or more!
originally published at Practical Meerkat: A Blog