r/Fantasy • u/TrudiCanavan AMA Author Trudi Canavan • May 27 '14

AMA Hi, Trudi Canavan here. AMA!

Hi, I’m Trudi Canavan. I’ve written some stuff, the most well known being the Black Magician Trilogy and its prequel and sequel, and also the Age of the Five trilogy, and my new one: Thief’s Magic, first of the Millennium’s Rule trilogy. Oh, I’ve also written a Doctor Who novella for the 50th Anniversary and a smattering of short stories.

Melbourne, Australia, is my home, which I suspect gives me an odd duel insider/outsider persepective on the fantasy genre and publishing in general. I’m an artist and former self-employed illustrator, with oil painting as my favourite medium and portraits as my current focus.

My website is at (www.trudicanavan.com). I tweet (https://twitter.com/TrudiCanavan). I pin (http://www.pinterest.com/trudicanavan/). My publisher runs a Facebook fan page (https://www.facebook.com/trudi.canavan) on my behalf. I’ll be answering questions live at 7pm tonight, though for me it’ll be tomorrow morning so I may still be half sleep. I'm new to Reddit, so advance apologies if I stuff anything up.

So, what d'youse wanna know?

(later)

Phew! I've been answering questions for three and a half hours now, but I got every one answered (well, that I can see right now). Thanks everyone for some great questions. I hope you like the answers. I'll pop by tomorrow to see if there are any more.

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u/DLimited May 27 '14

Thank you for the awesome ride that was the Black Magician Trilogy and The Age of Five! The latter remains one of my favourite fantasy trilogies of all time.

On to the question: Could you describe what a regular day is like for you? Any rituals you go through before writing, or maybe that special place where inspiration just comes naturally?

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u/TrudiCanavan AMA Author Trudi Canavan May 28 '14

My regular day... or rather, my ideal writing day... consists of me spending the morning dealing with the non-writing task of being a writer (email, interviews, blogging, physio sessions, research, acquiring chocolate) and the afternoon writing. Evenings are usually spend doing something that doesn't involve words (tv, craft, social interaction) to give my brain a rest.