Erikson / Lockwood
I visited Steven Erikson a few weeks ago. Steve and I have been friends for a year now and it was great to see him for a day. There are just some people you befriend and have a lot to talk about. Steve is one of them.
Writers and artists of all kinds are reclusive—often not by nature but due to how the creation process works. A person must be alone to create. So when we get a chance to get out into the real world, talk about the craft or industry, it's great fun.
After he signed some books for me, we chatted about anything and everything. At the end of the day, I met his wife at his home, where I gave him a copy of Song of the Fell Hammer. Steve's agent, Howard Morhaim, is one of the agents who currently has a full manuscript of my book, and I thought if someone could read it and pass along good words, it would be Steve.
Instead of Steve picking it up, his wife did. haha She loved the opening paragraph and following page. I hope one of them read it, like it, and help it find its way to the bookstore shelf.
A week later, I got together with Todd Lockwood. He is the cover artist for RA Salvatore and Steven Erikson (US), among others, and Todd and I have been friends for also about a year. Again, we could have talked longer than the three hours we visited. At the end, he asked to read my book and I will look over his materials. It should be pretty fun. And maybe, with some luck and cajoling, perhaps Todd will paint my trilogy's book covers one day.
And I also had a drink with RA Salvatore and his wife, long-time friends of mine. But I won't go into details about that.
Just goes to show: Having great people like this around a person can make the rejection more bearable.
Writers and artists of all kinds are reclusive—often not by nature but due to how the creation process works. A person must be alone to create. So when we get a chance to get out into the real world, talk about the craft or industry, it's great fun.
After he signed some books for me, we chatted about anything and everything. At the end of the day, I met his wife at his home, where I gave him a copy of Song of the Fell Hammer. Steve's agent, Howard Morhaim, is one of the agents who currently has a full manuscript of my book, and I thought if someone could read it and pass along good words, it would be Steve.
Instead of Steve picking it up, his wife did. haha She loved the opening paragraph and following page. I hope one of them read it, like it, and help it find its way to the bookstore shelf.
A week later, I got together with Todd Lockwood. He is the cover artist for RA Salvatore and Steven Erikson (US), among others, and Todd and I have been friends for also about a year. Again, we could have talked longer than the three hours we visited. At the end, he asked to read my book and I will look over his materials. It should be pretty fun. And maybe, with some luck and cajoling, perhaps Todd will paint my trilogy's book covers one day.
And I also had a drink with RA Salvatore and his wife, long-time friends of mine. But I won't go into details about that.
Just goes to show: Having great people like this around a person can make the rejection more bearable.
posted by Shawn C. Speakman | 6:24 PM
4 Comments:
Hey, glad to hear you have good people to be around
Best of luck to ya lad
Thanks! Gonna need it, Triss!
:D sounds like you had a good time with all of them Shawn! I'll keep sending you good luck thoughts and keep my fingers crossed for yah, although I'm pretty sure your trilogy will be published - the parts I've read have been a great read :D
A great read? Then tell the publishers and agents that! haha The chapters I've posted are the worst in the book, ironically, but they begin the story and I am a linear kind of guy.
Thank you for your kind words, Cara. Nice to know someone out there is reading this stuff.
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