It's a skill when you're used to hurting yourself.

[He looked at the title and nodded.]

Ah, I see. Yes, they continued even after he died. They planned out quite a bit, so Jody Lynn Nye was able to continue them as far as I could tell. Never read them myself, although I'd been meaning to. [A laugh.] But that's no surprise.

[There was never enough time to read everything, as much as he would like to.]