Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Virtual Book Tour: The War Ender's Apprentice by @E_Guizzetti #interview




Fantasy
Date Published: October 31, 2017
Publisher: ZB Publications

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In the chaotic universe, many intelligent species are on the brink of war, but the Guild holds the violence at bay to foster peaceful trade. The most renowned War Ender is Lady Alana of House Eyreid. Alana hopes to train her beloved nephew, Roark, in her vocation.

It was supposed to be a simple training mission aboard an Interrealm slave ship. However, when Alana find her people enslaved, she murders the crew and rescues every slave—whether criminal, dishonored, or stolen. A fleeting vision of Roark's future tells her to offer the newly freed Eohan a War Ender’s education.

For her vision to come true, Alana must rescue Eohan’s young brother who was sold in the last port and lost somewhere in the Realms, but first, they have a war to end.


Interview

What is the hardest part of writing your books?

I love writing and tend to enjoy every part of the process, however, that doesn’t mean there’s no difficult aspects of writing a book and for me that’s knowing when to embrace a surprise idea and when to realize its silly or a waste of pages. I tend to struggle with pacing since I want to create characters and settings so authentic and tangible the reader can live through their experiences.

With The War Ender’s Apprentice specifically, it was to have the gumption to rip apart a trunk novel. As some of my readers know I had a trunk novel for an embarrassingly long amount of time which I LOVE called The Martlet. I worked on this book between every single one of my other projects. Though I loved the swash-buckling adventure story and the characters, after many rejections, I decided to self-publish. I waited, because I knew something was off about the structure.

 

Eventually, I saw how episodic the story was. Over the past six months, I decided to break up the novel in to a series of novella-length stories. It has been a ton of work to craft each book, but I finally feel I am glad to tell these character’s stories.  



What songs are most played on your Ipod?

I like a lot of different type of music, but when I am writing I like movie scores or ambient electronica without lyrics. Some of my favorites are the soundtrack from Legend by Tangerine Dream and Brave Heart by James Horner.

When I am doing artwork, I love Deltron 3030 by Dan the Automator rapper Del the Funky Homosapien and DJ Kid Koala.

I only listen to current music in my car.



Do you have critique partners or beta readers?

Yes, I’ve found a few trustworthy hardworking critique partners. I read their stuff and they read mine. I also hire an editor for my self-published work.


What book are you reading now?


Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel


How did you start your writing career?

I’ve known I wanted to be an author since I was 12 years old, but my first published book was a graphic novel series, Faminelands. In 2008, I created it as a webcomic and self-published the paperback book before I knew I had readers. I learned a lot about the publishing process. My debut novel, Other Systems, was published in 2012 by 48Fourteen. 




If you like epic sword and sorcery fantasy with a bit of necromancy, the Chronicles of the Martlet series might for you. The first book is entitled The War Ender’s Apprentice and came out on ebook and paperback October 31, 2017.

In the chaotic universe, many intelligent species are on the brink of war, but the Guild holds the violence at bay to foster peaceful trade. The most renowned War Ender is Lady Alana of House Eyreid. Alana hopes to train her beloved nephew, Roark, in her vocation.
It was supposed to be a simple training mission aboard an Interrealm slave ship. However, when Alana find her people enslaved, she murders the crew and rescues every slave—whether criminal, dishonored, or stolen. A fleeting vision of Roark’s future tells her to offer the newly freed Eohan a War Ender’s education.
For her vision to come true, Alana must rescue Eohan’s young brother who was sold in the last port and lost somewhere in the Realms, but first, they have a war to end.




About the Author


Much to her chagrin, Elizabeth Guizzetti discovered she was not a cyborg and growing up to be an otter would be impractical, so she began writing stories. Guizzetti currently lives in Seattle with her husband and two dogs. When not writing, she loves hiking and birdwatching.

She is the author and illustrator of independent comics: Faminelands and Lure and Out for Souls&Cookies! Her debut novel, Other Systems, was a 2015 Finalist for the Canopus Award for excellence in Interstellar Fiction. She continues to write science fiction, horror, and fantasy novels. Chronicles of the Martlet is her first novella series.


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