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Michael J. Sullivan:
What a great idea you had by creating two free audiobooks, "The Jester" and "Professional Integrity". I prefer audiobooks to sitting down to read. After listening to the free books, I began to listen to the Riyria Revelations books. So far I have listened to "The Crown Tower" and now has begun "The Rose and the Thorn". Your storytelling has a bright rhythm with a fresh refrain. Do you listen to music while writing?
Michael J. Sullivan
Hey Grace,
I'm so glad you enjoyed the free shorts. That was my wife's brilliant idea, and I'm thrilled they enticed you into the longer works. There are some times (particularly when writing an emotional scene) that I turn on some music to help with the rhythm, but about 90% of the time I'm writing in silence. I find noise distracting and the less of it the better. Thankfully I live out in the country where there isn't much (no traffic, sirens, or the like). Just the songs of birds and those just provide a nice background.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the free shorts. That was my wife's brilliant idea, and I'm thrilled they enticed you into the longer works. There are some times (particularly when writing an emotional scene) that I turn on some music to help with the rhythm, but about 90% of the time I'm writing in silence. I find noise distracting and the less of it the better. Thankfully I live out in the country where there isn't much (no traffic, sirens, or the like). Just the songs of birds and those just provide a nice background.
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Riyria is the standard for me in fantasy. I mean it. I finished Revelations and Chronicles some time ago and the fellas still live with me. THANK YOU. But First Empire is great in a different way. There seemed to be more life lessons in that series, more thoughtful quotes. Was that intentional? Every day I think about Malcolm's quote about us believing the most outlandish lie that supports... Seriously, every day.
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