Welcome C.A. Szarek!
Tell Me Your Story Tuesday
WELCOME
C.A. (or Chrissy, as I know her, because, you know I got it like that) and I like to tease each other, but she is loads of fun and I enjoy hanging out with her. I'm happy to have her with us today, sharing her exciting news!
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| Chrissy and Dawn at the Texas Two Step Conference |
Let's get to know Chrissy!
First, tell us your great news about your upcoming release.
My
first novel, Sword’s Call (Book 1 in theKing’s Riders Series) Will be published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing and will be
out April 30, 2013. They have actually picked up
my whole series! :)
What sources do you use for your inspiration? Books?
Movies? Random people at the mall?
I get
inspiration from anywhere, I think. I have been writing for so long, since I
was about 14. I actually wrote my first book then. (Yes, I still have it. Interesting
reading, that one. But I would soooo never show it to anyone).
I have always loved
fantasy, and that is my first love as a genre, but I will read anything that
looks good and often get inspiration from what I read.
You have done some very original series on your blog.
Tells us about your A-Z. Also, you have a serial going on there right now. Tell
us about that!
I
see that everyone has hopped on the Alphabet Game train, which is really cool.
I did mine from late Jan to late March.
I have an “established” fantasy world I
created for a series I am working on, and I decided to use the letters as a way
to have small adventures w/ the main characters from my world as well as
introduce some secondary characters. I even made a few up brand new, and in
turn got more ideas for future books.
It was a great exercise that got my
creative juices and honestly refocused me to get back to a project (2nd
book in my series) that I have been ignoring for quite some time.
The
serial that I am doing involves one of those couples that I made up for the
Alphabet Game. They are featured in “Y is for Yours” and “Z is for Zethan” and
basically they told me they weren’t done w/ me. Getting to know them better and
write their love story is fun. I am doing it weekly. Check back every Weds to
see how their story is progressing!
What is your favorite part of the writing process? First
draft? Revisions?
Not
really sure. I am a diehard pantser, so I guess it’s just how the story
develops in my head.
What do you do
when you aren't writing? I hear you have quite an interesting job.
I
have two jobs, actually. I work with kids at both. During the week I am the
Juvenile Case Manager at a Municipal Court, and on the weekends I work at a shelter for teens.
When I am not being a work-a-holic, and am NOT writing, I
watch WAY too much TV and I read. I also love to scrapbook. And I spend way too
much time on Facebook and Twitter.
What has been the
best part of your writing journey?
Sharing my stories with the
world.
What has been the
best advice you have received along the way?
What advice would you give someone
starting out?
I
belong to a great group of writers at NTRWA, so I am not sure I can hammer it
down to any certain piece of advice. Everyone is so awesome and would do
anything for a writer in need. But, what I can say is that if you want this,
this dream of being published NEVER GIVE UP! It will happen if you persevere.
Also,
join another group of writers. I personally wish I would have done it years
ago. It’s too hard to go it alone. You might love your family and friends, but
no one will understand you like another writer.
What is next for you?
Continue
writing. My characters won’t leave me alone until I write them down. Kinda
annoying, but just how it is. ;)
Where can we connect with you? Facebook? Twitter? Blog
Thank you for visiting with us, Chrissy!
So, what else do you want to know about her?