The Book

Some things I wanted to accomplish with The Book of Blue Daggers.

The primary thing I wanted to do when writing The Book of Blue Daggers was to keep it all in the air. I never wanted to get into anyone’s head, never have anyone remember, never have a period of reminisce, never have anyone think back, reflect, pause the narrative by comparing, thinking, analyzing, or having an expository thought. Indigo Orchestra Press (indigoorchestra.com) understood this too.

What does this mean, practically? Never using “She thought” or “She wondered” or “She remembered when…” Sentences, which make it hard to use certain aspects of the plot.