Writing:
Working away on Prince of Fire and Ashes (and a big thank you to Andy Oakland for coming up with the final form of the title: this one I love). I've become a hermit, pecking away at my keyboard, and I didn't get out to as many conventions and signings as would have been good for me.
Artwork:
With the big commission at East Boston's Piers Park completed, it was time to move on. I continued to assist my father on his new project, at Heritage Sculpture.
I had a lot of fun in the spring working with Melissa Meier, a Brazilian-Swiss sculptor with a wild imagination and the capacity for hard work necessary to transform her ideas into (large!) completed sculptures. She was great. The grunt work of the metal surfacing I helped her with was been a great release from many days spent sitting in front of a computer screen.
I had a big move in 1998—from the East Coast to the Mid-West-—and the disruption had a larger impact on my work than I'd hoped. Looking back—encouraging things were completed. My new office is great. Getting to go in there and close the door and get to work-—well, it's a relief be settled and working effectively. Because-—yes, the biggest news of 1998 was—
I got married. It's been pretty wonderful, thus far (not that I would hold up my relationship as a model for anyone other than Tim and myself). But yes, in the lead-up months, I was wondering—what would it do to my creative process, living with another person? Good so far. That makes me feel—lucky.
October: Added publication dates to the "Books" page for the re-release of the softcover of Wind from a Foreign Sky and the release of the softcover edition of A Tremor in the Bitter Earth," along with a short preview of the as-yet-untitled third Chronicle of Tielmark.
August: Updated the information on the "Signings, Links, Conventions" page. New reviews for A Tremor in the Bitter Earth up on the "Forthcoming" page. May: the "Links" page is now called the "Signings, Links Conventions" page. It lists my upcoming public appearances. April: Updated the essay for "Worldbuilding." Added a link to my Amazon.com interview under "Forthcoming and In Print from Tor".