Category Archives: GGK’s Words
Some Writing Advice: Don’t Take Others’ Advice
This first appeared at www.lithub.com in 2019. I am, more or less, allergic to writing advice. This is a problem these days, because writing advice is floating in the air like pollen in springtime, I await the Top Ten List … Continue reading
Children of Earth and Sky Author Questions
1) Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors are two of your most beloved novels. What is it like to return to this setting so many years later, both in the fictional continuity and at this point in your career? … Continue reading
Interview with Shelagh Rogers for The Next Chapter
This audio interview for CBC’s The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers took place soon after the publication of The Children of Earth and Sky. Topics include writing about civilizations on the edge, the role of the observer, and telling the … Continue reading
Interview with Alison Flood for The Guardian
This piece discusses Guy Gavriel Kay’s involvement in helping to edit The Silmarillion, a look back at writing The Fionavar Tapestry, his path as a writer…and even a bit about umlauts. This piece originally appeared at http://www.theguardian.com. It was written … Continue reading
Podcast Interview with Moses Siregar of Adventures in SciFi Publishing.
A podcast interview with GGK, by Moses Siregar of Adventures in SciFi Publishing. Just some of the topics discussed include writing to a theme, Tolkien, reader and reviewer responses, and the use of the present tense in the novels (note: … Continue reading