As a writer, I spend a lot of time worrying about people who don’t exist. Like all those bright-eyed young heroes traipsing off to their first adventure. Sure, they look strong and noble at the start of their story, but what happens to them after they win the battle, defeat the great evil, and save the world? Do they all ride off into the sunset or board a ship to the Undying Lands? Are they okay?
I wrote my new novel,
The Bone Maker, because I couldn’t stop wondering about what would happen to those once-brave-and-strong heroes if they were called to save the world again. In
As a writer, I spend a lot of time worrying about people who don’t exist. Like all those bright-eyed young heroes traipsing off to their first adventure. Sure, they look strong and noble at the start of their story, but what happens to them after they win the battle, defeat the great evil, and save the world? Do they all ride off into the sunset or board a ship to the Undying Lands? Are they okay?
I wrote my new novel,
The Bone Maker, because I couldn’t stop wondering about what would happen to those once-brave-and-strong heroes if they were called to save the world again. In
When you see someone reading a book you love, Meg Wasmer believes a quiet connection forms between you and that person. “There’s nothing like making friends on the train even though you never talk to each other when you see someone who is reading a book you love,” said the co-owner of Beverly’s Copper Dog Books. “David Eddings was what made me a reader, and I remember lighting up on the train one day because someone was reading one of his books. It’s a way of knowing that there’s a piece of you that matches someone else.”