I wrote a book. A novel. A fantasy novel.
When I tell people this, the reactions vary wildly. Absolutely I get “well it’s about time,” as well as “I want to read it!” But equally absolutely, I get “why would you want to do that?” And “Well that was stupid.”
In many ways this experience is very like telling people I listen to Rush. You get the same spectrum and quality of response. And, like listening to Rush, I don’t think I could really enjoy the process if I didn’t completely understand and sympathize with all the responses. I think you either accept it all, the good and the bad, and just smile and shrug and say “what can you do?” Or you give up. And I’m not giving up. (more…)