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God Squawked
At a local church a "live and let live"
policy
went into effect when a mated pair of hawks built their nest along a
ledge
overhanging the church. Church goers were left alone, as were the
birds, until
a few weeks ago when the hawks began to attack, aka dive bomb, the
devoted. Looking
to a higher power, the priest of the church called the local animal
control
office. He was told the hawks were a protected species and there was
nothing
that could be done. Until the nest was left abandoned church goers were
advised
to bring an umbrella as a shield.
What We Leave
Behind
Regeneration: Part I of The Seventh Age of Man
by Kevin Gordon
Elf Killers by Carol Marrs Phipps & Tom Phipps
© innovari - Fotolia.com
Author Interview
This month we were able to get a set down with the fantasy author, Deborah Dalton.
So
what genre/s do you write in?
D. Dalton - I write fantasy
& sci-fi mostly. I also have
written surreal and then just plain old literary fiction.
Is there anything in particular that
draws you to fantasy
and sci-fi the most?
D. Dalton - I've always been
drawn to fantasy and sci-fi. I
wanted to an astronaut as a little kid. I'm thinking, but it's hard to
pin down
an attraction that's always been there.
I even studied
abroad in Ireland in college so I could live
in a land with castles for a while.
Have
there been any authors that
helped to inspired you?
D. Dalton - Elizabeth Moon,
R.A. Salvatore and Michael
Crichton are first in my mind. I remember 'Eaters of the Dead' (renamed
the
13th Warrior) was my favorite book when I was 11.
My mother is a
professional librarian, and my sister and I
learned to read very early.
So we were reading
advanced books when we were still little.
I recall my parents getting into an argument about if Stephen King was
too old
for a 10-year-old.
So
could you tell our readers a
little bit about the works you have out now?
D. Dalton - My big thing that
I have out now are the first
three books of my fantasy series, All Things Impossible, and those are
free
online. I'm just about finished with the fourth book, which will be
released as
a weekly serial. It will also be for sale if readers don't want to
wait. They
are available at www.allthingsimpossible.com I also have a couple of
short
stories out, and several more I'm submitting for publication. ATI
started out
as a hobby of mine, to break from my boring day-job, and the idea of
making
this a lifestyle has really grown from that.
Can
you tell us a little on what
the series is about?
D. Dalton - It's a complete
"high fantasy" world
with elves and dwarves and magic, sort of in the Lord of the Rings
vein.
However, these are the adventures of some almost-dysfunctional heroes
held together
by one very stubborn and idealistic young woman - Derora Saxen. I
planned most
of the series out from the start, so there are clues in the first book
that
won't pan out until the later books. I've been planning on 5 books in
the main
series, but my best friend keeps teasing me that it will be 6.
I also didn't mean
to use a name so close to mind, Derora,
but it just clicked. I knew it had to be that name.
A co-author and I
already have some prequels planned, but
those are probably going to be for-sale only.
So,
do you have any advice you'd
like to offer writers just starting out?
D. Dalton - Persist. Get some
momentum going and keep going.
Even Harry Potter was rejected. It's part of the game.
Also, don't be
afraid to give a taste of what you can do
away for free. I've gotten a lot of support from fans that way, and
that's an
amazing natural high!
