WELCOME TO OUR WORLD: AN INTERVIEW WITH FANTASY AUTHORS MICHAEL AND ALESIA MATSON

This interview is with the authors of “Raven’s Tears,” a brand new Fantasy novel, and the first in a new series. It’s rare to find a writing-twosome with a newly released book and such a strong grasp of the publishing business. I think, once you’ve finished this interview, you will want to check their new book out. It’s on Amazon, and the sequel is on the way… Welcome to author interviews, Michael and Alesia Matson.



Tell me about how you became writers—what was the first step for you both?

A: Mrs. Bruce, my short, curvy-licious, red-headed kindergarten teacher, introduced me to the forbidden world of the literati when she held my shaking hand in its first attempts to write the letters of the alphabet. Under her sweet, seductive influence, my infamous career as a notorious writer of adult fantasy fiction became a foregone conclusion. As did my life-long attraction to curvy redheads, come to think of it.

M: You mean you can become a writer? I always figured it was a talent, like painting or drawing. You either have it, or you don’t.

A: *snorts* Everyone is a born story-teller, and you only have to raise kids to know that’s so. It’s just that the discipline, focus, and clarity of thought needed to convert a story into a well-constructed novel takes a lot of effort. It’s more than just spewing words into a document; it’s meticulous grammar and punctuation, it’s endless hours of research into topics you know nothing about, it’s an empathic understanding human (or elven, dwarven, what-have-you) nature well enough to make your characters believable and engaging… I could go on, but I’d honestly rather be writing, so...

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