Terry Brooks week
Filed under Writing Journal on August 23, 2004
Tagged: Shannara, Terry Brooks
I thought I’d dedicate this week’s posts to Terry Brooks. This doesn’t coincide with some special event or anniversary related to him, I’ve just been thinking about him recently (no, not in that obsessive-stalker kind of way). If I had to point to a singular influence in my writing, it would be him. Sword of Shannara was one of the first adult fantasy books I read, and I often go to the pages of his novels when seeking inspiration in my own work. In fact, as I was writing the swamp scenes in the last couple chapters of Maiden, I kept recalling his descriptions from different Shannara novels and tried to recreate the same mood.
The last book I read of Mr. Brooks was Ilse Witch. I’ve reserved a copy of Angel Fire East at the library, and put Antrax on my birthday wishlist. I started Sword over the weekend. (I think this will be my third time through the book.) Delving back into his stories and reading some interviews and Q&A posted on his website has stirred up some interesting thoughts that I thought I’d share over the next four days.
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