Image from "Rafen" trailer, September 2015. Created by Ruth Germon and Tristan Fisher. All rights reserved. Some time ago, during the month of my third book's release last year, Australian author Russell Proctor posted a review of my first book and my series so far in general on his blog. Today, I'd like to share that link with you: Human Focused High Fantasy.
One thing that I've really tried to work hard on in this series is character development. It is so important to me that I asked for my publisher to allow me to take my books back after the deadlines for delivering them, so that I could rehash some elements. I still haven't done as good a job as a more experienced author might have done, but the result was thankfully something better than the original book.
In writing my series The Fledgling Account, I have strived to write books about characters that are meaningful and characters that grow. By the same token, I have tried to avoid being idealistic about them, portraying people who are perfect or need to change very little over the series. This is why I was grateful for this review of Russell's, which highlighted the fact that the main character - and the state of his heart - was the focus of these books. Yet for me, this human focus is also intended to point to a Higher Force at play. I want to emphasise the imperfections of human nature while giving a glimpse of the perfection of God.
Take a trip to the Mio Pilamúr with me...
One thing that I've really tried to work hard on in this series is character development. It is so important to me that I asked for my publisher to allow me to take my books back after the deadlines for delivering them, so that I could rehash some elements. I still haven't done as good a job as a more experienced author might have done, but the result was thankfully something better than the original book.
In writing my series The Fledgling Account, I have strived to write books about characters that are meaningful and characters that grow. By the same token, I have tried to avoid being idealistic about them, portraying people who are perfect or need to change very little over the series. This is why I was grateful for this review of Russell's, which highlighted the fact that the main character - and the state of his heart - was the focus of these books. Yet for me, this human focus is also intended to point to a Higher Force at play. I want to emphasise the imperfections of human nature while giving a glimpse of the perfection of God.
Take a trip to the Mio Pilamúr with me...
