Book: Three Tooth Fairies Flutter, Flax And Sam The Day Sam Gets Fired
Q1. Hello Ma’am, can you please introduce yourself? Readers would love to know more about you.
Hi! I’m Lillie Sandstrom. I’m a wife, mother of 5, sister, and friend. I’m a grandmother of 4 with 1 on the way. I teach piano lessons. I love to read, bake, craft, and most recently, write books!
Q2. What were the key challenges you faced while writing ‘Three Tooth Fairies Flutter, Flax And Sam The Day Sam Gets Fired’ book?
The challenges were getting the story to flow, be easy to read, and make sense. Then it was what are the fairies to look like? I wanted an illustrator, but found that making the fairies and taking photos was a better way to go. Then I worked with @FriesenPress, self publishing. They were amazing! The editing comments were the best help of all. The challenge now is getting the word out. The pandemic hasn’t helped, but social media is the key.
Q3. What books or authors have most influenced your own writing?
I love JK Rowling and the Harry Potter series. I love Shel Silverstein. “The Giving Tree” is my all-time fav book. Sandra Boynton and Dr. Seuss are among my favorite authors as well. I love a good detective-type novel. Trying to figure out whodunit is something I enjoy. Because I had 5 children, I had a lot of practice reading books to children. Some books we read over and over and I just thought about what made them so popular with our kids.
Q4. What’s your favourite spot to visit in your own country? And what makes it so special to you?
The beach. I live in So. California. The beach is one place I can go and just sit, watch the waves and people, and think. I find peace there.
Q5. Is there lots to do before you drive in and start writing a book?
Well, first you need a story. Take from your own experiences. Then you need to just get it on paper. Revisions, revisions, revisions. Just keep at it!! I had all my kids and my husband read my story and make comments. It was helpful.
Q6. How long did it take you to write ‘Three Tooth Fairies Flutter, Flax And Sam: The Day Sam Gets Fired’ book?
I was on a long road trip (a 12 hr drive!), alone, and wrote the story on the drive home. When I would take a break for food and gas, I would jot down what I had thought about. I wrote it up when I got home and revised it several times, over a few months. Actually, it came together pretty quickly. And it’s a children’s story, 30 pages, so it didn’t take too long.
Q7. On what all platforms readers can find ‘Three Tooth Fairies Flutter, Flax And Sam: The Day Sam Gets Fired’ book to buy?
You can purchase a book at Amazon; Bookstore.FriesenPress.com; BarnesandNoble.com; books.com; bol.com; powells.com; to name a few.
You can purchase a digital copy at Google Play Books and Kindle Store.
Q8. Tell us about the process of coming up with the book cover and the title ‘Three Tooth Fairies Flutter, Flax And Sam: The Day Sam Gets Fired’?
I knew I wanted a story of three fairy friends. As the story was coming together, I thought about fairies and they flutter around. That sparked the name of the first fairy, Flutter. Then I wanted another name that, when spoken, flowed together. The fairies are made from flowers and plants, so the name, Flax, worked nicely. My husband suggested that! Then I wanted a single syllable name to end the threesome. I just liked the name Sam. Because of our own experience, I wanted Sam to be the distracted one and it also comes from experience that our tooth fairy was fired. So it’s a story of how the firing of our fairy came to be.
Trying to find an illustrator was difficult, so I made the fairies and my husband, Stan, is the photographer/illustrator. We thought having real photos would make for a nice book. It’s a bit different than other cartoon-type tooth fairy books. I wanted to be just a little different.
I made several fairies and we had a photo shoot one day. The cover photo, with some added sparkles, was a photo both my husband and I liked, and it stuck.
Q9. When writing a book how do you keep things fresh, for both your readers and also yourself?
Recalling your own experiences keeps things fresh I think. It’s always fun to reminisce. But making it a story for all to read, well, you need fun characters and a good plot or message. Having the three fairies and basically a community of fairies, all with different personalities, allows me to create lots of stories. The Day Sam Gets Fired is just the beginning of stories about Flutter, Flax, and Sam!!
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Three Tooth Fairies Flutter, Flax And Sam The Day Sam Gets Fired
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