“Brother Blue” is complete in first draft. Came in at 13,000 words, in the end, an awkward length to sell, but I like it. It’s what I think of as a Zelaznian world, strange and wonderful, though the story itself isn’t at all a Zelazny story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A student at a magical college that travels between worlds is separated from his friend, and strives to understand how the College works so he can get back to where his friend lives. Along the way, he has to deal with multiple distractions and\u00a0temptations\u00a0to abandon his quest, but each time, he chooses the path of love. It’s a celebration of the power of friendship, and the family that we choose for ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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It could probably stretch into a novella – there are a couple of places with potential to expand, though they’re kind of digressions to the main thrust of the story. But I think I’ll try it out on the market as a novelette first, after my editor’s been over it.<\/p>\n\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“Brother Blue” is complete in first draft.
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