Whats it like writing in the wasteland?
Best-selling author Sean Williams has already fulfilled his dream of reaching the stars, so he has no real interest in leaving home for good. The Adelaide-based science fiction and fantasy author has 16 published novels, including the Books of the Change and The Resurrected Man, and 60 short stories. With collaborator Shane Dix he produced the Evergence and Orphans trilogies and co-wrote three books in the Star Wars: New Jedi Order series. A multiple recipient of both the Ditmar & Aurealis Awards, Williams has even made the New York Times best-seller list – qualifying him as a national and international success. But that won’t tempt him to move away from Adelaide. “Adelaide is the perfect place to be a writer: it’s cheap; the food and wine are great; and the pace is easy,” Williams told the Adelaidean. “We were the first state with a Writers’ Centre (of which Williams has been a past Chair), which is still going strong. And with cheap plane fares and the internet, we’re not missing out
