A never ending story?
Hi Folks,
These days I sort of look on my writing as my job. Many people would find it a rather lonely existence writing each day in a small home office. I enjoy it and having spent 25 years working as an independent contractor the home office is a natural home. The difference between being an author and being a consultant is I am absolutely my own boss. In the consultancy role you are pretty much always working for someone, consultancy did of course pay much better. The only stress I have had in my writing career was finishing “The Thief”, the third volume of “The Emperor the Son and the Thief”. I was conscious of my own disappointment when I had read part 1&2 of a series of books and the third takes so long to appear you have forgotten what went before. I was determined not to be guilty of that sin and so with “The Emperor” published in October 2020, “The Son” in June 2021, I was determined and “The Thief” was published in February 2022. Phew. Maybe lack of this pressure is why “The Empress” is referred to in my house as the never ending story.
Bob
These days I sort of look on my writing as my job. Many people would find it a rather lonely existence writing each day in a small home office. I enjoy it and having spent 25 years working as an independent contractor the home office is a natural home. The difference between being an author and being a consultant is I am absolutely my own boss. In the consultancy role you are pretty much always working for someone, consultancy did of course pay much better. The only stress I have had in my writing career was finishing “The Thief”, the third volume of “The Emperor the Son and the Thief”. I was conscious of my own disappointment when I had read part 1&2 of a series of books and the third takes so long to appear you have forgotten what went before. I was determined not to be guilty of that sin and so with “The Emperor” published in October 2020, “The Son” in June 2021, I was determined and “The Thief” was published in February 2022. Phew. Maybe lack of this pressure is why “The Empress” is referred to in my house as the never ending story.
Bob
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