“With young kids (I have four including the newborn) times passes weirdly for me.” Quote by Paul S. Kemp
“I always work from outline and almost always write out of sequence. It just works for me.” WritingSequenceOutlines Author:Paul S. Kemp
“My favorite new character isn't new, but more fleshed out - Gadd, the alekeep at the Tunnel. He's got him some teeth and tats. His history is hinted at in Discourse, and I plan to explore it more in later books.” BookCharacterPlansMy FavoriteTeethDiscourseTunnels Author:Paul S. Kemp
“My goal is to write stories that are connected, but not sequels in any meaningful sense. Like Howard's Conan tales or Leiber's Fahrrd & the Great Mauser stories.” WritingStoriesGoalConnectedMeaningfulTalesSequelsConan Author:Paul S. Kemp
“I didn't always spell my name Bil. My parents named me Bill, but when I started drawing cartoons on the wall, they knocked the 'L' out of me.” NamesParentWallBillsDrawingSpellsCartoon Author:Bil Keane
“Cale is my signature character in the Forgotten Realms. The most popular character I've written. He's a thief, an assassin, and eventually, a priest who stabs his own god in the chest. Always trying to slip his past, but never succeeding. Dark dude. Brooding dude. Born killer. But honorable, still.” TryingStillsCharacterPastBornDarkWrittenSucceedForgottenRealmsPriestsChestsSlipsKillersThievesHonorableAlways TryingSignaturesAssassinsBrooding Author:Paul S. Kemp
“The Sundering is a world spanning event that creates ripples all across the Realms. The books in the series are connected in that they take place against that backdrop, showing different aspects of it. The stories, however, are not sequels or intertwined, though there are some Easter Eggs across books.” WorldBookDifferentStoriesEventsAspectSeriesConnectedRealmsEggsEasterRippleSequelsIntertwinedBackdropEaster Egg Author:Paul S. Kemp
“The Forgotten Realms is arguable the most detailed, intricate fantasy setting ever created this side of Middle Earth. It's a setting for many D&D game products and lots of fiction. It is vast, historically and geographically and so contains just about anything you might imagine, at one place or time or another. Created by Ed Greenwood. And, for the record, Ed Greenwood is one of the smartest guys I've ever met.” MightEarthGuyGamesSidesFictionFantasyRecordsImagineMiddleProductsMetsForgottenSettingSettingsRealmsIntricateMiddle Earth Author:Paul S. Kemp
“Fantasy allows for less rigorous worldbuilding and more vigorous exploration of moral questions. Sci-fi is opp.” MoralFantasyExplorationSci FiVigorous Author:Paul S. Kemp
“I'm unstuck in time. Also, I juggle like mad and have made myself efficient.” MadeMadEfficient Author:Paul S. Kemp
“The Disney deal created some wrinkles. I'm under contract. But I'm on standby.” DealsContractsWrinkles Author:Paul S. Kemp