It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for another chapter commentary on THE MEMORY THIEF. This week, I’m doing two chapters at once, mainly because in the original draft, chapters three and four were just one long chapter. They featured the introduction of Chris, Benji’s best friend (who ultimately became his twin sister. Talk about […]
Family Relations: Memory Thief Chapters Three and Four Read More »
Welcome back to another chapter annotation, where I talk about the work that went into the writing of THE MEMORY THIEF. Up this week? Chapter two, the first introduction to Memory Thieving. It’s interesting to me (and maybe others, though no one’s noted it yet) that there’s some overlap here between VODNIK. After all, the
Getting to the Action: MEMORY THIEF Chapter Two Read More »
Welcome to the first chapter commentary for THE MEMORY THIEF. I’m going to be doing these periodically over the next while as we gear up for the sequel (coming summer 2018!). I’ve done these for my books in the past (VODNIK has a series of them, as does CAVERN OF BABEL). Basically, I take a
When Characters Get Erased: Memory Thief Chapter One Read More »
Look at this! We made it to the final chapter at last! It’s been a long road. These commentaries haven’t been the easiest thing to sustain for 7 or 8 months, but I’m glad I did them, and I hope you’ve enjoyed them. Let’s see . . . what loose ends do I want to
The End, and Chances of a Sequel: Vodnik Chapter Thirty-Three Read More »
Here we are. The climax of the book at last. The gist of this chapter remained more or less the same throughout the revision process. (This should go without saying, but just in case: SPOILER WARNING for this entire post.) It was always planned that Tomas beat the vodnik, of course. This isn’t the sort
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