By Natasha Hayden
January 24, 2014
I’ve been blackmailed and coerced–I mean, encouraged and motivated–to write a short story for Children of the Wells. It isn’t for one of the main plotlines, but it does connect in a small way to The Doctor’s Assistant and to another short story for CotW. Both these stories, among others, will be revealed later this year. Keep an eye out.
The Doctor’s Assistant, the second book in the Bron & Calea series, is now available as an epub, mobi, and PDF.
Bron and Calea are on the road to the only place Calea firmly believes still has magic: the megalopolis of Thyrion. Along the way, though, they need some patching up. In the small town of Averieom, they find assistance—and more than they bargained for.
Young Nyasha Cormorin has been assisting doctors in Averieom for years. But after the Cataclysm, she no longer feels any ties to the community, and she’s determined to leave. She’s going where she wants to go, and no one can stop her.
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by Laura Fischer
October 11, 2013
The Doctor’s Assistant is almost finished being posted as I write. Perhaps when you read this, it will be done. That will be the final marker of a long journey from conception, to outline, to rough draft, to editing and proofing, to final publication.
I very much enjoyed the journey of writing that book. As I said in my last blog here, this project succeeded in breaking a long dry spell in my writing. As of today, I have written more than 150,000 words this year, not all of them fiction and not all them worth reading, but certainly all of them worth writing. So here I’ll take a break from my other projects to reflect a bit on the journey behind me, just as Nyasha and Calea and Bron are now forced to do. (more…)
by Laura Fischer
July 12, 2013
Nick’s Note: Next week we’ll be debuting the next novel in the Bron & Calea series, The Doctor’s Assistant, written by Laura Fischer. Here’s her preview of the novel.
First of all, I must apologize to all the Doctor Who fans out there. I know this title makes you think that David Tennant or Matt Smith is going to show up with one of their delightful companions to run around the world of Children of Wells getting lost, making humorous observations, screwing things up, and eventually saving the day. Every time I talked about this project with my family, my sisters would perk up at the title, then deflate when I reminded them that sadly, no, there will be no wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey shenanigans in this book.
The title actually refers to a new character who is introduced in this book, a young citizen of Averieom (a small town right outside Jalseion). Her name is Nyasha, and I do hope that you will come to love her as much as I do. (more…)
Laura Fischer, our newest author
by Nick Hayden
June 18, 2013
The start of summer has made real life crazy for our writers, but we’ve just about got all the kinks worked out for the next batch of stories.
First, I’d like to introduce Laura Fischer, who’s joining us as both an author and copy editor. I’ve known Laura since college, and all of us at Children of the Wells are excited to have her on board. We’re just finishing up the edits on her novel, The Doctor’s Assistant, the sequel to The Select’s Bodyguard. Stay tuned for coming early July. (more…)
So, The Select’s Bodyguard is over. Now what?
First, let me assure you we have a lot planned, and we’re scurrying behind the scenes to get it all ready.
Second, let me take a moment to explain a bit more of our conception of Children of the Wells.
We conceived Children of the Wells not as a series, but as a world, and we envisioned our stories, such as The Select’s Bodyguard, not as complete novels, but as episodes. We were inspired by shared universes such as the Star Wars novels and Marvel comics to create a space where characters can have separate storylines that still affect one another. And we were inspired by serialized TV (for examples, see my last blog) to craft our stories as novellas that act in many ways as episodes. Each has a complete emotional arc but clearly transitions into the next novel. (more…)
