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Today, in between the panels and the announcements at BlizzCon 2010, we had the distinct pleasure of meeting Christie Golden, author of the latest World of Warcraft novel The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm. Christie was kind enough to give us a few minutes and talk about her writing, her latest work and some glimpses at the behind-the-scenes work of novel writing.

WoW Insider: Christie, thank you so much for joining us. The WoW Insider readers are big fans of your books, especially The Shattering. Can you tell us a little bit about the challenges about writing within the Warcraft universe?

Christie Golden: One of the biggest challenges is that it"s constantly growing and changing; with every new patch there"s something new that comes along -- it"s almost a living entity. Books take about a year from start to finish, so we"re a little bit more locked in to our schedules. So there"s a lot of back and forth. Things will change sometimes from one draft to another, so there"ll be something new -- it"s like, "Oh by the way, this character blahblahblah, can you update." Unfortunately, a book can"t be tinkered with right up to the release date like a game can.

You can"t hotfix a book, then?

I"m sure a lot of authors would love that! That"s probably the biggest challenge, though. But the creativity and the appreciation I get from working with Blizzard certainly makes up for the inconveniences.

WARNING: This interview does contain some spoilers for The Shattering. Caution is advised!

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