Ryan McCormick
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Hi Michael! I just finished Esrahaddon and loved getting glimpses of Elan's history. Is there any chance you'll write a story set during Rex Uberlin's conquest?
Michael J. Sullivan
It's not on the drawing table for now. When I finished the Riyria Revelations I thought I would never go further down "that time line" because I thought the series wrapped up so perfectly that I didn't want to risk "jumping the shark" by writing something that came after, which would ruin a very good thing.
But now that I've finished Legends of the First Empire and The Rise and Fall books. I now have opened the door to going where I didn't think I would.
So that's what I'm working on at the moment - and I have a very high bar set for myself. If I don't clear it, those books will never see the light of day. If it comes out well . . . then it will certainly be the cherry on the top of the sundae that is all the books in Elan. I suspect I'll want to "end it there" - but who knows - I thought I would end my entire time in Elan with just Riyria Revelations (which was 6 books and now I have written 20).
But now that I've finished Legends of the First Empire and The Rise and Fall books. I now have opened the door to going where I didn't think I would.
So that's what I'm working on at the moment - and I have a very high bar set for myself. If I don't clear it, those books will never see the light of day. If it comes out well . . . then it will certainly be the cherry on the top of the sundae that is all the books in Elan. I suspect I'll want to "end it there" - but who knows - I thought I would end my entire time in Elan with just Riyria Revelations (which was 6 books and now I have written 20).
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Matthew Sampson
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Greetings Mr. Sullivan! Love your work, FYI, but am curious, if not too personal of a question... what was your day job before becoming a full time author? And do you find yourself writing a lot more now that you are full time, or do you spend a similar amount of time working on your books?
MK
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Hi Michael :) I'm reading & listening (amazon whispersyncing) a book called Calculating God, by Robert J Sawyer. I looked up the narrator (Jonathan Davis), because he's very very good! I noticed that he also narrated your :Hollow World, on audible, which I thought was pretty neat. How does the narrator for your book get chosen? Do you choose yourself, or does your publisher? Someone else?
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