It's funny you would say that about the Thomas Covenant series. I do think Covenant's stubborness became annoying, which is a shame because it was otherwise a fabulous series by an acclaimed master.
I was determined to turn Charlie into a full-blown "believer" about two-thirds of the way into book 1. I didn't want it hanging over the entire series like it did with Thomas Covenant. But I didn't want it to happen in the blink of an eye either. I also wanted to stretch it out long enough to make sure there was a sense of mystery about whether he actually was dreaming or not.
And I am the same way as you, regarding music. I used to listen to it when I wrote, but I can't anymore. I get distracted by it, especially if there are lyrics. I'm not the hugest fan of classical music, but I can write when it's in the background, at least.
Yeah, I loved the Covenant series. I remember reading Lord Fouls Bane in a weekend when we were on a family holiday and refusing to leave the villa until I had finished it 😆
I’ll be ordering the paperback of “Do you believe in Magic?” next week so I’ll give you a proper review once I’m done 😁👍🏼
The chaos and confusion was really well conveyed 👍🏼
The disbelief element is really interesting. Your title “Charlie the Unbeliever” immediately made me think of the Thomas Covenant series by Stephen Donaldson. Where the main character spends about the whole of first trilogy doubting what he’s seeing and it eventually gets deeply annoying so it’s interesting to see you only carry it on for 50 pages. How did you know when to change his point of view?
Also, with regards to music, I used to listen to opera or heavy metal whilst writing but can’t listen to anything now or I get distracted. How about yourself?
Thank you!!! Is there a favor I can return?
Not at all. It will be my pleasure. Looking forward to reading it
Hi Daniel. Thanks for the comments!!!
It's funny you would say that about the Thomas Covenant series. I do think Covenant's stubborness became annoying, which is a shame because it was otherwise a fabulous series by an acclaimed master.
I was determined to turn Charlie into a full-blown "believer" about two-thirds of the way into book 1. I didn't want it hanging over the entire series like it did with Thomas Covenant. But I didn't want it to happen in the blink of an eye either. I also wanted to stretch it out long enough to make sure there was a sense of mystery about whether he actually was dreaming or not.
And I am the same way as you, regarding music. I used to listen to it when I wrote, but I can't anymore. I get distracted by it, especially if there are lyrics. I'm not the hugest fan of classical music, but I can write when it's in the background, at least.
Yeah, I loved the Covenant series. I remember reading Lord Fouls Bane in a weekend when we were on a family holiday and refusing to leave the villa until I had finished it 😆
I’ll be ordering the paperback of “Do you believe in Magic?” next week so I’ll give you a proper review once I’m done 😁👍🏼
Really enjoyed this excerpt, Jim.
The chaos and confusion was really well conveyed 👍🏼
The disbelief element is really interesting. Your title “Charlie the Unbeliever” immediately made me think of the Thomas Covenant series by Stephen Donaldson. Where the main character spends about the whole of first trilogy doubting what he’s seeing and it eventually gets deeply annoying so it’s interesting to see you only carry it on for 50 pages. How did you know when to change his point of view?
Also, with regards to music, I used to listen to opera or heavy metal whilst writing but can’t listen to anything now or I get distracted. How about yourself?