Why yes, I did make a drow character the first time I played D&D.

Okay, I think I may be done with this last round of revisions and edits. I’m going to do some final touch-ups and then wait two months before coming back to the manuscript again with fresh eyes. At that point, I’ll feel comfortable shopping it around again.

I’m beginning book five of A Song of Ice and Fire. I’ve mentioned before that I found this re-read of the series surprisingly enjoyable, so it’s going on to my list of evergreen series. There are a few books and series of books that I can pick up again and again and enjoy each time (so long as the reading of the same book doesn’t happen too soon), and it looks like this series will be one of them. I just have to wait along with everyone else for The Winds of Winter to come out.

Another author who I can do that with is R. A. Salvatore. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve reread The Dark Elf Trilogy, The Icewind Dale Trilogy, and all the rest of the Legend of Drizzt. I know I’ve reread the first two trilogies more than I have the rest of the series, but they’re all good for another read. The Cleric Quintet is a separate but related collection that I’ve worn the spine off of; if I’d known how many times I’d be cracking that open, I’d have gotten it in hardback instead of paperback. I do admit to usually skipping or skimming through the second book on rereads of the Quintet, but the others are definitely worth multiple readings.
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