I thought
you all would enjoy meeting Theresa and Farloft. My friend and visiting dragon,
Keensight, decided to sit in on this interview with me...
More after the jump!
More after the jump!
1)
So Theresa, tell us about your most recent release.
Theresa: My most recent release is a paranormal called
“Shifting in The Realms” in The Twin Cities Series. It is my first foray into
the paranormal.
Farloft: *clears throat and nudges Theresa in the shoulder with
muzzle* In December we released the 5th in The Farloft
Chronicles.
Theresa: Oh yes, it is hard to ignore the dragon in the room *pats on
the neck* We are here to talk about the Big Lizard, aren’t we?
Farloft: Indeed! *toothy grin*
Theresa: I posted the 5th volume of The Farloft
Chronicles on the 28th of December to Kindle, but it has been a
wild ten months in which I have posted thirteen books to Kindle, five fantasy
in The Farloft Chronicles, six sci-fi in the Star Traveler Series, one memoir
and the paranormal. I have been writing books since 1990 and was encouraged by
my writing group to share with the public.
Farloft: My Farloft Chronicles have received all 5 Star reviews
*puffs out chest with pride*
2) What else
do you have coming out?
Theresa: In 2014 I have plans for yet another in each of
the series scifi, fantasy, and paranormal. I have the seventh Star Traveler
volume written and am posting it to my blog for feedback from my readers. The
next Farloft Chronicle is about a third written.
Farloft: The Spacemen are nice enough fellows and the
wolf boy is at least urban fantasy. *ruffles wings and licks tip of nose* But,
I am making friends right and left. My public is anxiously awaiting another
volume. *looks pointedly at Theresa*
3) You talk
about your public, Farloft. You have really been making friends on twitter. I
understand you have a contest going. Can you tell us about it and are you on
any other social media?
Farloft: Theresa had the idea to send a little thank you gift of a
Follow Farloft pin to my favorite twitter friends. She sent about a hundred
out. They started appearing on twitter as posts. People were taking my buttons
all over and sending us pictures of them. Kind of like the Traveling Gnome on
TV. So this year, each month I am giving away a set of my Farloft Chronicles to
someone who has sent Theresa a Follow Farloft button photo. Her father draws
one name out of a hat with the month’s entries. I have a blog, Farloft’s
Rhetoric. You can get the link for the buttons and the rules on my site.
4) You have
a blog? That’s cool. How about a Facebook account?
Farloft: Theresa won’t let me have a Facebook account. *makes pouty
face, smoke curls out of left nostil*
Theresa: Tweeting and blogging are enough for one Old
Dragon.
Farloft: Old indeed *pushes playfully with wing edge, almost knocking
Theresa out of chair* Do you have trouble with your human calling you names?
Keensight: *Puffs up with importance* She knows I would eat her.
We have this conversation every time she forgets this.
5)
*Rolls eyes* Theresa, can you tell us how you
two met?
Theresa: Actually that is what the book that I am currently writing
is about.
Farloft: One of my followers asked me that question
during my tweet in December and I told them it was a Very Long story *huffs
warm air into Theresa’s hair*
Theresa: *pushes on muzzle* I am Not That Old!
6) So you’re
not going to tell us what it’s about?
Theresa: It has been a long journey. Volume 6 will cover it all.
Let’s just say, for me it was in another lifetime *smiles cryptically*
Farloft: My lips are sealed *clamps jaws shut and absently paws at
carpet. Rips it* Oops, sorry.
Keensight: I
hope you plan on paying for that out of 'your' hoard. She raids mine enough
already.
7)
Keensight, they are our guests, be polite. How do you work
out your living arrangements when Farloft comes to visit? I understand your
father lives with you.
Theresa: Dad is quite tolerant and he has a good sense of
humor. He enjoys Farloft’s visits. They watch football together.
Farloft: He watches football. I can’t see the sense of
it. If you chase something that hard you should be able to eat it once you
catch it, and it should taste very good. *licks lips*
Keensight: See, I am not the only one that thinks this way.
You should be able to eat what you catch!
Theresa: We spend a lot of time tripping over his tail.
Farloft: I can’t help it if you have a small house *swishes tail from
side to side*
Theresa: Or a big lizard for a friend *giggles*
Farloft: *sticks tongue out again*
8) What do
the neighbors think when Farloft comes to visit?
Theresa: We’ve been asked that question before.
Farloft: We have indeed *rolls golden eye heavenward*
Theresa: It would be fine except that Farloft gets up at midnight to
start tweeting for his UK followers. That wouldn’t be bad, but he hums when
he’s happy, which is not quiet. It tends to vibrate the house.
Farloft: And when I break into my happy dance it makes it shake a
bit. *starts to demonstrate happy dance, hits potted plant with tail* Oops
sorry.
Keensight: Don't
worry, she would have killed it in a week anyway. Cheryl can't seem to
keep plants alive much more then two weeks. Once I saw her kill one in three
days.
Farloft: *hangs wedged head* Theresa is an excellent
gardener. I’m sure she could grow her another.
9)
*Glares at Keensight* That’s quite alright. Accidents happen. Tell
me Farloft, you have family at home, right?
Farloft: I certainly do. My mate, Clearair, a lovely chameleon
dragon, though blue is her base color. Then there is James, my adopted
youngling and Anna, Clearair and my youngest.
10) I have
heard human’s say that having children around keeps them young. You are quite
old, if you don’t mind me saying. Do you think your younglings keep you young?
Farloft: At times yes, but most of the time I think they are going to
drive me off the nearest cliff *stretches huge iridescent green wings as far as
the walls allow and folds them back at sides* They are both still growing. I
have hopes like any father.
Theresa: *reaches up and strokes shoulder in sympathy* They are good
younglings. They just have their challenges like all growing things.
Keensight: Yes, but other growing things you can eat when they are
challenging. Many frown on one devouring one's own fledglings. I
sympathize Farloft, I have found my fledglings are far too fascinated by mortal
things and often think a cliff would be a much less painful situation.
11) What are
you planning on writing in the near future?
Theresa: I have plans for a new volume in each of the series this
year - perhaps two of The Farloft Chronicles.
Farloft: *nudges Keensight* TWO Farloft Chronicles. The spacemen and
the wolf only get one. *grins*
Keensight: *nods* As it should be, dragons are far
more interesting.
12) Theresa,
can you tell us what your drive for writing is?
Theresa: I know it sounds clique, but I write, therefore, I am.
Farloft: And she loved my company. *licks Theresa’s cheek
in a dragonic show of affection*
13) What
advice would you give to aspiring writers?
Theresa: We all say it, but it is true, you need to be an avid,
voracious reader. In addition to that you need to write. Don’t say you are
going to write one day, write now. Hone your skills by writing and writing and
writing.
Farloft: Think up a great dragon adventure. Everyone loves dragons.
*puffs a smoke ring for emphasis*
14) What is
your favorite genre to read?
Theresa: Science fiction, fantasy or paranormal, it’s a toss-up. I
will read most anything you put in front of me including the back of the cereal
box during breakfast.
Farloft: She is not joking. *shakes wedged head in disbelief*
15) To wrap
up, is there anything you would like to tell our readers.
Theresa: Only that I am a people person. I encourage everyone to come
and chat with me on Twitter, Facebook or my blog. I love input from my readers
too and would delight in their comment on the scifi draft I am posting on my
blog or if you do read one of my books, please leave a review. It helps others
to find my work.
Farloft: I too am a lover of humans, dragons, wolves…oh
well, just about anyone. Come chat with me on twitter the last Friday of every
month and join in the contest fun. I love giving away my chronicles. *encircles Cheryl in wing huggle* Thank you for
the interview. It has been a pleasure visiting with you and Keensight.
Theresa: Ditto! *leans close and whispers* You can send me the bill for
the repairs *grins* Silly old lizard.
Keensight: *Looks at Farloft* Threaten
to eat her, maybe she will stop calling you names.
Bio:
Theresa
was born in California, lived in every state this side of the Mississippi. She
grew up in a loving family with 3 natural born children and 23 foster and
adopted children - never less than 10 of them in the house at one time. She
worked at a multitude of jobs, but has been writing since she can remember. She
wrote her first novel at 13 during recesses, it was called “The Fifth Beatle.”
Currently, she lives in Oregon with my elderly father, the family cat, Jewel
and an often visiting dragon. She loves to read, write, garden and daydream.
Links:
Amazon
books: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=node%3D154606011&field-keywords=theresa+snyder
Farloft’s
Blog: http://farloftsrhetoric.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheresaSnyder19
Facebook: https://facebook.com/TheresaSnyder14
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