Will Wight, New York Times Best-Selling Author of 'Cradle'
  • Home
  • Books
    • Kickstarter Bonus Content!
  • A Blog of Dubious Intent
  • Podcast
  • Merch
  • Say Hello
  • Hidden Gnome Publishing
  • Press

In which we ramble on.
And by we, I mean me.

New Mailing List Story Coming Tonight!

2/28/2018

47 Comments

 
EDIT: The story is away! If you were signed up for the mailing list by 9:30 EST tonight, you should have already received it! If not, fear no more, sweet child: send me an email at <will@willwight.com> and I will deliver it to you with my own hands.

You remember a few weeks ago, when I asked you for short story ideas? I took one suggestion from among them and made it into reality. It's coming tonight!

There were a lot of intriguing ideas in your comments, and I actually found several ideas I wanted to pursue. For instance, several people suggested following major events from the perspective of minor characters. Not A Raccoon (who is probably a raccoon) requested a day in the life of an ordinary servant in the Emperor's palace from Elder Empire. Mick wanted a Traveler's Gate story from Lycus' perspective, Q wanted a Cradle story about Fisher Gesha's life, and more than one person asked about a Traveler's Gate story from the POV of random non-Valinhall Travelers.

I feel like this could be a short story collection: extraordinary events as seen from the perspective of ordinary people. I'll come back to this topic in the future.

Several people wanted something entirely new, which admittedly was my first instinct as well. I haven't written anything outside these three universes in a while, and while I love them all like my children, sometimes you need a break from your kids. Kaden and the Godking of the Outer Lithosphere both suggested original stories, though I'm pretty sure Kaden is already the Godking of a different layer of the Earth, so they may have colluded.

But by far the most common request was for a scene with Simon conquering a room in Valinhall. It would be churlish to ignore the will of the people, and I don't think of myself as a churl. So...Ben, you're the winner! As are the rest of you who specifically supported this idea--Oliv, Dragon, Anon, Nightwold, Shantanu, Nikk B, Chris, Zach, Blake, and Shane--and all the rest of you who generally voted for Traveler's Gate (too many to list).

Simon feels the love, though he's shy about it. Leah is going to try to recruit you all for Damasca.

Tonight, through the mailing list, I will release The White Flame, a short story about how Simon earned a power from the forge between Crimson Vault and City of Light. For those of you disappointed that this story isn't set after CoL, don't worry--there's new material in here, I promise. You'll be pleased.

If you're not signed up for the mailing list yet, I've got good news for you! Scroll down to the bottom of this very page, and enter your email into the field provided. If you're using a Gmail address, sometimes it eats my emails, so add <info@willwight.com> to your contacts.

Short story will be released before midnight EST! Enjoy!

​-Will
47 Comments

Cradle fan art!

2/21/2018

29 Comments

 
I had another blog post planned out for tonight, but in a happy coincidence someone actually sent me some Cradle art last night!

A fan who wishes to keep their True Name closely guarded commissioned this piece just to show what the Cradle main characters look like!

Here's the artist's page, for those of you interested in their other work.

I thought it was awesome!

-Will
Picture
29 Comments

New Cover: Of Shadow and Sea

2/15/2018

27 Comments

 
I'm still catching up on everything, so in the meantime, here's the new cover (with no type) for Of Shadow and Sea!

​-Will
Picture
27 Comments

From the Desert, I Return

2/7/2018

108 Comments

 
I'm back, more or less alive! And because I have a ton of emails and comments to catch up on, not to mention a bunch of writing to do, I'll keep this brief.

Here's what we'll do: I'm going to release a new short story this month, and you guys can tell me in the comments what you'd like it to be. If there's one clear winner, I'll do that, otherwise I'll pick. I might pick anyway, because this is a dictatorship.

Anyway, let me know in the comments what the short story should be about!

And it's great to be home.

​-Will
108 Comments
    ​Waybound Progress:
    Seven-star Phoenix

    Last Written:

    THE END
    Of the Cradle series


    Amount Complete:
    100%

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013

    Categories

    All
    100 Review Extravaganza
    April First
    Audiobooks
    Blog Matters
    Chronicles
    City Of Light
    Conventions
    Fan Stuff
    Guild Guide
    House Of Blades
    My Epic Adventures
    Of Darkness And Dawn
    Of Dawn And Darkness
    Of Sea And Shadow
    Of Shadow And Sea
    Original Fiction
    Polls
    Preview
    Release Date
    Sales Update
    The Crimson Vault
    Weekly Post

    RSS Feed

    Want to get short stories and book releases before anyone else? Sign up below!
    Hey, what about those short stories you claim to have already written?

    Apparently they're kept here!
Copyright © 2023 Hidden Gnome Publishing
  • Home
  • Books
    • Kickstarter Bonus Content!
  • A Blog of Dubious Intent
  • Podcast
  • Merch
  • Say Hello
  • Hidden Gnome Publishing
  • Press