Hi guys! I’m back at Liberty Falls Down book blog where she interviews me. We talk about what drew me to Norwegian folklore, a funny thing someone said to me about the first book in Zaria Fierce, beta readers, writing, and moving past discouragement. Join us!
Author Promos: Business Cards Take 2
I’m sure everyone has seen the first business cards I made to promote the first book in the Zaria Fierce Trilogy. Here’s a close up of the ones I made for the second book:
I really like how these came out and how the set looks when they’re side-by-side. Eoghan did a phenomenal job on the cover art! 🙂 They look so pretty.
Blog Tour Stop: How to Prepare for an Author/Book Event
In case you missed it – I’m over at Anjie’s blog Love Thy Shelf talking about author readings and book signing events. I share what I learned from holding one. What do you like best about going to one?
Zaria Fierce and the Enchanted Drakeland Sword in the Florida Today
Keira Gillett Discusses Zaria Fierce and the Enchanted Drakeland Sword on Brevard Notes
I had the opportunity to be on Brevard Notes again to talk about the newest book in the Zaria Fierce Trilogy. I’m super excited to share it with you. I hope you enjoy the new TV interview!
Blog Tour Stop: Interview with Eoghan Kerrigan on Zaria Fierce Book Two
Eoghan and I are at Kelly’s blog Live, Love, Read talking about the artwork in the second Zaria Fierce novel. Meet another of his trolls and see a scene from the book!
Recap: Video, Audio, and Pictures from the Book Signing at the Melbourne Public Library
Thank you everyone who came and joined me at the Melbourne Public Library for the author reading and book signing. I had so much fun sharing my book with you.
If you took pictures, I’d love to see them. You can e-mail your pictures to me at [email protected].
Here are the highlights of the event:
Watch Again
Before the event started, I shared a little bit about Eoghan Kerrigan’s artwork in the Zaria Fierce Trilogy (incomplete).
Below is the video of the reading (incomplete, we ran out of space right at the very end):
Listen Again
Below is the audio (complete, includes Q&A) from the reading:
If you loved hearing the book read, you should check out Michele Carpenter’s narration of the Zaria Fierce books on Audible. She does an amazing job. She even gave me some tips for my reading today. I love her voices and you will too!
Transcript of the the Q&A Session
Q: When you wrote the book, did you imagine it in your head?
A: I definitely imagined it in my head. I imagine it when I read too. (Background: That’s what puts you there.) It’s like a movie. I can even picture some particular actresses and actors who could play the kids. That would be fun. Did you see it as a movie? (Background: Yes.)
Q: When you started writing it, did you – because you said it was like a movie – did you have advances like when you finished book one and you kind of knew where it was going? Or did that happen as you were writing it?
A: A bit of both. When I started the trilogy, I knew where I wanted to end the first book, I knew where the second book would end, and I knew how the trilogy would end, but all the steps in between, all the adventure part – how they get from point A to point B – was a total blank. It kind of came to me as I was writing.
Q: Were there some scenes that you had to rewrite several times before you liked them?
A: Yes. The one with Olaf at the bridge was one of those. I wanted to get it right.
Q: What about getting to a point where you may not be certain whether or not you want to go down one road or another? Would you stop and consider each one of them – options – and then decide whether or not that’s going to be best for the next book or the third book?
A: It really only happened once and that was while writing the second book. I got about halfway through book two and it occurred to me that I could end the book one way and have it be like how I originally planned, or I could end it another way and send the trilogy off into a series and have it be completely different. I did a little bit of exploratory writing for both, and I ended up sticking with my first gut instinct of where to end the second book, but it was fun to explore.
Q: What about writer’s block? Is that a reality for you like most writers?
A: Yes and no. A lot of time writer’s block for me is just a point where I’m kind of stuck. Since I don’t know the adventure – like what happens from point A and point B – I’ll get to midway between A and B, and I’ll be like where am I going to go next?
One of those places is in the first book. The kids are trapped in an underground troll city and they’re stuck in a prison and they have no way out. I kind of wrote myself into this big box and I was like, what am I going to do? They’re stuck in a prison cell. They don’t have any tools. They don’t have chains. It’s just rock and dirt and a door.
I put it aside for a day, I did my own thing, by the time I came back to it I knew the answer and without giving it away, it’s a pretty good answer. (Background: That’s awesome.)
Q: What about kids? How did you know kids would be the focal point of the book – of the product?
A: For writing it as a kids story? (Background: Yes, thank you.) I think I just knew that it was going to be that way because it’s just like what I loved to read going up was fantasy with Harry Potter and Percy Jackson and all my favorite book series like Half Magic. There’s just so much mystery and fantasy and stuff involved. And, at the core of all these stories is kids finding their way in these worlds and becoming heroes and heroines. I kind of liked that as an idea.
Your Pictures – Thanks for sharing with me!
Thanks for watching, listening, and reading! I had so much fun and I can’t wait for the next one. Happy Readings!
Blog Tour Stop: My Favorite Norwegian Magical Kingdom
I’m over at Emily Reads Everything today sharing my favorite Norewegian magical kingdom. Will you guess right? Is it the mountain-trolls? Elves? Fairies? Giants? Dwarves? Join us and find out!
New Coloring Page – A Very Fuzzy Hector
I love this new coloring page from Michele Carpenter. It’s hilarious. Poor Hector just goes POOF!
To print, click on the image to view at full size.
As always send you’re finished drawings to [email protected] as I’d love to see them!
Blog Tour Stop: Author Interview Part 2 for Zaria Fierce Book Two
Celebrating, Zaria’s birthday continues as I hop over to Zakiya’s blog, To Borrow or Buy, for an author interview. We talk about how I write, my favorite scenes in Zaria Fierce and the Enchanted Drakeland Sword, writer’s block, and more. I hope you’ll join us!
Blog Tour Stop: Happy Birthday Zaria Fierce!
Today’s a super special day! It’s Zaria Fierce’s birthday and we’re going to celebrate it with a bang! Join me at Danissa’s blog to learn how you can throw your very own Zaria Fierce Birthday Bash. There’s ideas for food, costumes, and games!
Danissa also got a chance to review the second Zaria Fierce book. Here’s some of the awesome things she said about it:
This is one of the most amazing second book in a trilogy that I’ve read. I love how fast-paced the book is and how it has no flat lines/ boring parts. I like how empowering the book is, especially on facing your own demons. Just like Zaria.
New Coloring Page for Zaria Fierce and the Enchanted Drakeland Sword
I’m loving this new coloring page from Michele Carpenter. What do you think of her newest offering? What music is Oskar listening to?
To print, click on the image and you will be taken to the full-size drawing.
I would love to see your drawings so be sure to e-mail me if you print these out and color them in. My e-mail is [email protected]
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