No... a novel is a long business. I'm a slow writer, even when I'm doing very well I write slowly.

...I realized that I knew less about loneliness than I had thought - and much less than I would know when he went away.

But my problem with fantasy, and horror, and related genres, is that sometimes the problems are illogical.

The destiny of Earthseed is to take root among the stars.

The differences you perceive between Humans-between groups of Humans-are the result of isolation and inbreeding, mutation, and adaptation to different Earth environments

I just knew there were stories I wanted to tell.

Change is the one unavoidable, irresistible, ongoing reality of the universe. To us, that makes it the most powerful reality, and just another word for God. Earthseed: The Books of the Living Lauren Oya Olamina