'Irma Voth' is my sixth book, but it's only the third time I've featured Mennonite settings and characters.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept.
I manage to read about one book a month, all fantasy these days.
I try not to think about the trope or whether or not my books are like 'Fifty' or 'Crossfire' or any other series.
I've read 'Valley of the Dolls' at least four times. It's so epic!
As soon as I finished the first book, I wrote a second, which I hope to sell this year, and I have just about finished the third book in the series. Two more are already outlined. I'm in this for the long haul.
Since I spend such a long time making each book, I only choose books that I'm really interested in and that I really love.
Guy Gavriel Kay's 'Tigana' is, in my opinion, one of the best, if not the best fantasy novel ever written. It's beautifully written, the characters are unforgettable, the worldbuilding is exquisite.
I don't know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five.
I know authors shouldn't play favorites with books, but 'Release Me' really is right up there for me. The characters truly came alive on the page and drove the story as much as I did from behind the scenes. It was a pleasure to write, and I'm so thrilled that it's the first of a trilogy because I get to spend more time with the characters.
Fantasy novels, I don't really gravitate to that part of the bookstore.