Deirdra: When did you first know you wanted to be
an author?
I didn’t actually ever think I would be an author.
It was my husband who commanded it. He said I had to do it if he was going to
live to 40. He believed my imagination would kill him.
Deirdra: What makes you passionate about
writing?
A love for things medieval and curiosity to see if
I can do it.
Deirdra: What was the pathway like for you to get
your first book published?
My husband took care of it after some rejection
letters. He studied the self-publishing market and we choose the one we thought
would be a good match for us. I was picky on what I wanted and stubbornly
fought to get it. I was having too much fun writing to care who the publisher
was.
Deirdra: Were you ever discouraged along the way?
If so, how did you deal with it?
Yes, I reached my lowest when I realized that
I really didn’t know anything about promoting my book. I spent hours trying one
thing and another with little result. I have learned that promotion is a
necessary evil and just continue to pluck away at it.
Deirdra: When did you write your first book?
I wrote my first book eight years ago and two
years later it was published
Deirdra: What books have most influenced your life?
Lord of the Rings. It opened my mind so wide that
all these stories started falling out.
Deirdra: What dreams have been realized as a result
of your writing?
I love the power I have to inspire, in a clean
beautiful way, all the new generations of readers. I hope my books will inspire
them to find their way safely. There are only two ways you go through life, one
is happy and the other sad. I want them to be happy.
Deirdra: Where do your ideas come from?
How do you know the idea is good enough to write a book about it?
Well my elf series was inspired by Lord of the
Rings.
One of the books in my princess romance series was
inspired by the play Aida.
Emerine’s Nightmare was inspired by a challenge in
a online writer’s group They suggested to write a Fairy story. I never read one
before so I did, and then wrote my own.
My Sci-Fi series was inspired by a class I took in
a writer’s symposium (LTUE) given by Librarians.
Also a retired librarian gave me an idea for a
children’s series. The ideas come from any place or circumstance, you just have
to see them.
Usually the stories come to me complete from
beginning to end, and that is enough to know if it will work.
Deirdra: Can you tell us a little about your
book, Flying Elf?
It is book number six in my Elf Series. The series
has seven books so I am almost done with it. Here is a back cover blurb:
What would you do if the world as you know it comes
tumbling down? That is what happens to Shahira every time she tries to fly. You
see she is an eagle and eagles fly…then why can she not?
The wizard Huzan has spent all his life under the
shadow of his renowned brother Zanteon. But no more… He has discovered the book
that is key to his brother’s secret. Now he is going to use it to destroy all
the wizardry school.
Llorradinn’s life has been simple and peaceful in
the land of the elfs. That is until the human caravan comes and he is caught by
the claws of a giant eagle. What does he want with him? Elfs have not seen the giant
eagles for many centuries; then why now, and why so hostile to the elf race?
You will find all the answers in Flying Elf the
next epic book in Anna del C’s elf series. Writing in the line of Tolkien, Anna
del C. has created another tale to take the reader to a new world, full of
twists, secrets, and love.
You can find my books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble
and Smashwords.
Deirdra, I am so thankful to you for having me
visit your friends. If you would pick three commentators in this blog, I will
send them a PDF of Flying Elf. I would love for them to do a review of it
letter. Imagine the imaginable with Anna del C. Dye.
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