A Challenge from a Fellow Writer

Theresa Jacobs tagged me on a blog post challenge. 

Why did I chose an animal as my main character?

Here are her questions and my answers.

Why did you choose to use animals as your main character? Is your animal real or mythical?

I actually have three animal characters:

Farloft is my dragon in The Farloft Chronicles. I chose him because I was wracking my brain trying to think of who, or what, my nine-year-old nephew would listen to. Whose advice would he take when he wasn’t listening to his parents, grandparents or aunt? I thought it might just be a very wise old dragon.

How Art and the Written Word Come Together

I find it interesting to follow a piece of work from concept to completion. I thought I would give you a glimpse of how something recently came together.

Darris, a twitter friend and dragon persona, and I, were tweeting with another friend who lives in Australia. He was praising my Farloft Chronicles and telling us he was reading them to his niece Nakita. He even sent us a photo on the DM side of twitter. She looked about five years old. Travis said Farloft was her favorite dragon.

I think it was Darris who suggested that we have a piece of art done to show "Darris the dragon, and Farloft, with Nakita." He found the artist and it came together.

We wanted something that placed the drawing in Australia, and what better to do that then the Sydney Opera House.

First came a sketch of the dragons. We thought it would be fun to have Nakita sliding from Darris to Farloft on their wings as they flew.

Next came the line art.

Baring the Bones of Proofreading and Editing

October of 2015 I opened up shop as Affordable Proofreading & Editing Service, LLC. Why did I do this? I was already a published author in my own right. I certainly did not have a wealth of time on my hands. I hold down an 8-5 job and am caregiver to my elderly father - and still must find time to write. What was my motivation to give up what little free time I did have?

I’ll tell you what… The need to see polished work in the self-publishing field. Manuscripts that are of a better quality assist all of us in sales, not just the author of the particular book.

Thinks about this…

A reader sees an ad on social media, be it Facebook, Google+, Twitter, wherever… They are intrigued by the cover and click on the link… The blurb for the book sounds interesting and the price is reasonable… (Anything 99 cents to $3.99 is reasonable.) They think, ‘heck, that’s only the cost of a fancy coffee.’

Wencon... or - Success at a Pop Culture Convention

I attended Wencon last weekend as a vendor.
It was a Pop Culture Convention and very well attended.

Check it out! (read on)

"The Beast Within" - Presale NOW!

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Volume #7 of the Star Traveler Series is on Presale - Release Date June 2nd.

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If you have been reading the series, you will find this new book an adventure you will never forget.

If you are just hearing of the Star Traveler Series for the first time, this is a great book to start with. You will be able to enjoy the two intertwining plots as well as being tempted by the little tidbits from past books to go back and read the whole series from the beginning.

Here is a short synopsis of "The Beast Within"

Captain Targus of M.T. #2424 has found a way to assist his Henu friends in rebuilding the cliff dwellings at Ijul. But, has his innocent actions inadvertently placed a member of the community in danger? Plotting, chaos and murder touch Targus’ life in this adventure. How will he deal with these life-altering events and who will show him comfort during his time of need?

Not his second in command, Sergeant Coal…

Coal is off on his own adventure. He has been summons home to Realda by his lost love, Raceen. There is a hidden mystery on this planet, where everyone looks the same except for their diversity of brightly colored, ornate tattoos. Coal may reveal a secret so closely kept by the government of Realda that it might mean the death of his species.

Read an E-Book Week - March 5 through March 11th

The first week in March is always "Read an E-Book Week" on Smashwords.

I have three books in the selection for FREE!

Shifting in The Realms - a #1 Amazon Best Seller in Paranormal
James & the Dragon - a Delightful Fantasy for Any Age Dragon Lover
The Helavite War - Character Driven Scifi SoapOpera

Find them here: TheresaSnyderAuthor.com

Here is a little more detail about the week's activities and where to find the full catalog.

Readers: Where to Find Books

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