Q1. Hello, can you please introduce yourself? Readers would love to know more about you.
A1. Hello, My name is Eren. I am a queer fantasy author from Rochester New York. I have been reading fantasy since I was a child and finished my first book, the first edition of War of Silence, when I was 17. I am now 31 and have created stories and characters I would have loved to see in fantasy growing up. I believe strongly that queer and disabled people can be in fantasy as more than a background character or a villain.
Q2. What were the key challenges you faced while writing your book “The Vanishing Prince”?
A2. Honestly for Vanishing Prince the biggest issue is that the story that I wanted to be told was not at all the story I plotted out. But that original idea for the book will be coming out later.
Q3. What books or authors have most influenced your own writing?
A3. Hands down fanfiction writers, I’ve read many that have sparked amazing ideas.
Q4. What’s your favourite spot to visit in your own country? And what makes it so special to you?
A4. Lake Ontario in New York. It just feels like home surrounded by the water and the woods.
Q5. What inspired you to write the book ‘The Vanishing Prince’?
A5. I had an idea for a completely different book. When an author says the story has a mind of its own, it’s true. Vanishing pretty much wrote itself.
Q6. How long did it take you to write your book ‘The Vanishing Prince’?
A6. It took me maybe 6 months to finish the writing portion. It is the editing and formatting that takes me longer.
Q7. On what platforms can readers buy your books?
A7. My website fantasyviaubooks.com has signed copies of the books but you can also get them on amazon, walmart, barnes and nobles, and a few indie books stores throughout the US for now.
Q8. Tell us about the process of coming up with the book cover and the title ‘The Vanishing Prince’?
A8. The title was actually what sparked the idea for the book. That’s where the original plot came from. The cover was the art done by my beautiful artist wife Korinn as I told her about the project. She does the covers and maps.
Q9. When writing a book how do you keep things fresh, for both your readers and also yourself.
A9. For me it is idea-hopping. It is why I never finish a book series all at once. I work on one part of a series then hop ideas with stand alones and then go back to a series.
Q10. What is the most valuable piece of advice you’ve been given about writing?
A10. Write the story that you want to see. Don’t worry about what you think the world wants, fans will come later. Your story is your own first and foremost and as long as you love it nothing else really matters.
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