Guest author Anna del C. Dye

Donna: Anna, what are your books’ names?
Anna: The Silent Warrior Trilogy
Book one "The Elf and the Princess"
Book two "Trouble in the Elf City"
Book Three "Elfs in a Conquered Realm"

Donna: What was your inspiration?
Anna: Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings"

D: Ah, I loved that series even as a kid! What is the setting of your books?
A: A medieval fantasy land.

D: Just my kind of book. Tell me, after you wrote book one, how long did it take you to get it published?
A: Four years

D: Well, you were faster than I was. Do you consider your work fan-fiction for Tolkien?
A: No. I consider my work inspired by Tolkien but not fan fiction. I don't use the same characters he has. I do use Orks, Elfs, dwarfs, trolls, gnomes and many more... but they are universal characters and used in many books besides Tolkien's without being fan fiction.

D: Is there a book trailer for any of your books?
A: Yes, two of my first book and one of the second, none for the third yet. They are on my website, youtube and also under my profile in facebook.

Book #1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYu3J24mpSo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fckxI9WBRo&NR=1

Book #2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2otpPaXvUw

D: Do you have any advice for authors trying to break into the industry?
A: NEVER give up. Find the writers' group closest to you and join. They are a fountain of wisdom and ideas at your fingertips. Also get your name out... start blogs and participate in forums-- especially the genre you write for. Enter short story contests and do online magazine reviews.

D: That's good advice! What are your plans to write next?
A: The Silent Warrior Trilogy is just the doorway to my elf series. You can expect in the future at least four more titles in that series. All of them will have new characters and plots that are not related to the Trilogy.

D: Anna, if you could give your book to only one person, who would it be and why?
A: A teenager in trouble ... in the hope that he/she could discover the power they have deep inside to change and become better. I want them to see that nothing is impossible if we put our minds to it.

D: Where can we purchase a copy of your books?
Any online book store, including my site where you can purchase signed copies, including book #3 for less and you will find a promotion for the Trilogy.
http://www.annadelc.com/, http://www.amazon.com/, http://www.barnes&noble.com/

D: Thanks for joining me this week.
A: Thanks so much for inviting me to be a guest.