We are constantly being put to the test by trying circumstances and difficult people and problems not necessarily of our own making.
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Anyway, several rewrites later, Del Rey Books did publish my first novel, and it did become the first work of fiction on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list.
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I might add that you change as a person as you grow older, so you change as a writer, too.
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Growing up, I didn't have a lot of toys, and personal entertainment depended on individual ingenuity and imagination - think up a story and go live it for an afternoon.
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Testing of self is a regular part of our own lives, so it seems natural to make it a part of the lives of my characters, as well, albeit on a much different level.
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I haven't made up my mind about doing anymore Landover books.
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A world in which elves exist and magic works offers greater opportunities to digress and explore.
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For a writer, its very attractive to stay in one world for a time.
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Even after Sword was published, I was still only thinking about the next book, Elfstones.