A writer of science fiction novels, short stories and a handful of poems, Sarah Higbee lives on the south coast of England with her husband. Spending far too much time with her computer – the only one who truly understands – she occasionally ventures outside to grow yet more fodder for the starving slugs who have overrun what used to be a garden.
Hi there, and please don’t be alarmed, I’m not about to get all stroppy-author. It’s just that I’ve been thinking about your open and honest review of Irons in the Fire over this weekend.
And I think you deserve to know that I never really wanted that wretched prologue! However my then editor, when Solaris was owned by Games Workshop, was adamant it was needed. After a free and frank exchange of views, I yielded – and ever since then, readers like yourself have entirely validated my original opinion!
So, seriously, thanks for that, because if the question ever comes up again, I now have plenty of ammunition to support my case against the idea.
Enjoy the rest of the trilogy – no prologues there!
with best wishes
Juliet
Dear Juliet,
Thank you for your very courteous reponse.
How extremely annoying for you! Truth to tell, I did wonder whether it was a ‘tacked on’ afterthought by an editor – because you’d already written all the relevant information in the story, as required – which was why it had me scratching my head, rather… The sequel is definitely on my ‘to read’ list, especially as I found the whole concept fascinating and want to know where you next take it.
Regards,
Sarah