Here and there you find an author who gives credit to sources 'out there' for some of the works they compile. I would fit into that category, as I'm not smart enough to come up with the stuff I write about.

How is that, you ask? The characters teach me. They tell me what they are doing, what they are thinking. It takes a bit to be able to differentiate their voices from the other voices that play out in the head, but it is worth the effort.

I find it somehow strange and comforting that zombies are the characters who teach me lately. They have brought me (figuratively) to my knees several times. I am humbled in their presence most times. I worry that I won't be portraying their thoughts and feelings adequately to convey to readers the true message they impart. Tomb 3 is taking its time because of this issue.

It's been humbling and insightful to have these conversations with them. I realize that my take on zombies is quite different from most versions out there, and most likely because the zombies of Ala-ka are an allegory about current events, history, the future and how people treat each other.

I hope to finish this third installment with the same zombie integrity that they have shown me in this book. I'll keep you posted when it is released!