Azaron follows a young orphan who embarks on a quest to discover who she really is as she’s being hunted by a sadistic queen. What was the inspiration for the setup to your story?

When COVID started and we were faced with all the lockdowns my D&D (dungeons & dragons) campaigns were temporarily closed. When this happened and I no longer had the outlet for my adventurous/creative side I started having some crazy dreams. Azaron is based on the one dream that I continued to have, it was almost like watching a movie in my sleep. So, I figured I would just start writing based on my most vivid and memorable dreams.

Neera is an intriguing and well developed character. What were some driving ideals behind your character’s development?

Oh geeze, that is a very good question. LOL. I wanted to create a character who I, or others would want to be. Strong, independent, family centered, idealistic and romantic. Oh, and having magic would totally be a bonus.

What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?

I have always had a serious interest in herbology and a curiosity for celtic/druidic lore. I chose to use those aspects and blend them with the magical druid spells from D&D to create my character. As I have never had the opportunity to travel the world or outside of Canada for that matter, creating my own fantasy world, and being able to draw it out using inkcarnate.com was something I wanted to explore.

What is the next book that you are working on and when will it be available?

I am currently working one 2 other pieces. The main one being Eofai, Book 2 in this series, continuing on Neera’s adventure in the Fey realm of Eofai. When it will be available I am unsure, writer’s block has sort of taken over my creativity while my family and I deal with the purchase of our new home, and surprise new addition to the family.

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