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Daniel Swensen
Thank you so much for asking, Rayn. The short answer is, "I don't know."
The long answer is: I really loved Orison too. I am really proud of it. So much so that I wrote several versions and drafts of sequels and could never find anything that felt quite right. I struggled with it for literal years and could never pin down what I wanted to say or where I wanted to go from there.
Then one day I looked up and realized I wasn't the same person who'd written Orison, at all. I went through a lot of sudden changes in identity and some life events that changed my entire trajectory. And I started to think that maybe Orison ended the story exactly where it needed to -- that Story's fate was something best left up to the reader.
I'm not ruling out ever writing a sequel, but right now it's not a priority for me. I had to make the decision to move past it so I could complete other works. So, again, I don't really know.
Thank you so much for being a reader and supporting this book, it means a lot to me.
The long answer is: I really loved Orison too. I am really proud of it. So much so that I wrote several versions and drafts of sequels and could never find anything that felt quite right. I struggled with it for literal years and could never pin down what I wanted to say or where I wanted to go from there.
Then one day I looked up and realized I wasn't the same person who'd written Orison, at all. I went through a lot of sudden changes in identity and some life events that changed my entire trajectory. And I started to think that maybe Orison ended the story exactly where it needed to -- that Story's fate was something best left up to the reader.
I'm not ruling out ever writing a sequel, but right now it's not a priority for me. I had to make the decision to move past it so I could complete other works. So, again, I don't really know.
Thank you so much for being a reader and supporting this book, it means a lot to me.
Daniel Swensen
You become a Bridgeburner, naturally,
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Jun 30, 2022 07:52AM · flag