Writing
Still working on Prince of Fire & Ashes. A major challenge: how does one write a stand-alone book that also successfully completes a trilogy? I'm wavering between feeling ecstatic and forlorn with this one.
Being pregnant with twins failed to enhance my writing productivity (hah!), though it gave me a fresh perspective on how casually writers and artists use twinship as a structural device in their books! I have now completely rethought what Gaultry and Mervion's mother would have undergone while she was pregnant.
With Wind From a Foreign Sky and A Tremor in the Bitter Earth both out in paperback (formal reissue and issue date March,1999), I'm doing more signings at bookstores. It's been good getting the feedback, and the readings that I have done from the new book are going well. Issachar Dan is getting a lot of sympathy. The attractions of melancholy villains with dueling scars!
Artwork
Despite being pregnant, I've been continuing to assist my father on his project at Heritage Sculpture. My own painting has continued to languish (am I faint of heart, or is this not the time to be working with toxic chemicals?).
July: The Johann Nicolaus Reimann Genealogy page. Courtesy the archives of my Pop Pop Hobart Reimann. May: New pictures of Katya and some new events posted on the Calendar page. Upgraded scans of my bookcovers on the "Fantasy Titles at Tor Books" page. March: To those familiar with the page—-complete revamping!
