FAQ

• Can I make a blog post for your campaign?

  Yes! Please do! From what I've read, successful projects often get funded because of word of mouth. So the more you share, the better chance this campaign has. Blog away, tweet, facebook share, and make videos! I will be eternally grateful.

  Last updated: Tuesday Mar 20, 10:37pm EDT
• How did you come up with the idea for Exaulta and Elaina's story?

  The idea for Exaulta didn't come at me the way my other ideas have. It grew. I originally wanted to write a medieval fantasy because I didn't like how another book of that genre had ended. I wanted to do it my way. So I wrote the first short story and called it 'A Knight To Remember'. I entered it into a few competitions and things. Then one day I was just casually reading it and I realized that I had completely ripped off the book that had inspired short story to begin with lol. Essentially I had written fan fiction and I didn't even know it. So I started over. I changed the character's name and started with a whole different scene. I had this great action scene with her on a horse racing through the woods, rain in her face, and a cloaked rider fast on her heels. That's about the time I think the first movie in the newest Star Wars trilogy came out. I was amazed at how George Lucas had created this massive universe with all of these characters and all of this history. I knew I had to do that. I had to develop Elaina's past before I could continue on with the story. That's when I came up with the idea of her being the daughter of thieves. I wrote the fall of the Ramer Estate and I liked it so much that it became the first chapter of the first book and the scene I described above became the first chapter of the second book. Then sticking with what I had learned from George Lucas I started developing the history of the Ramers, the Ravens, and even the History of their country, Alogoth. I learned from J.K. Rowling that I didn't need to tell you guys everything all at once, I merely had to let you know that there was more to the world than meets the eye. So it was just something that grew. Writing Exaulta was like uncovering lost hieroglyphs; with each stroke of my brush I learned more and more. All of my other book ideas have been different. They began with a question or suddenly BAM! an idea would explode in my head and I'd have to write it down right now. While I love my new ideas, I think that makes the Guardian Novels special. 

  Last updated: Wednesday Mar 21, 5:38pm EDT