Thank you to Anna del C, author of The Silent Warrior Trilogy which includes books I and II: The Elf and the Princess and Trouble in Elf City

What inspired you to start writing?
More than anything it was my husband who got me started, after many promptings... this time he said, "DO IT!" when I finished telling him the story of "The Elf and the Princess."

Where do you draw your inspiration from?
Tolkien characters... they are awesome. There are so many and so much to tell about them that the master didn't... I just have to help him. That is why my series is called The Elf Series. I love elfs.

Do you have a favorite character? If so, why is he/she your favorite?
I do, too many in some of my books. Mostly because they are in many ways living my life experiences. This makes them very close to my heart.
For example:
Adren lost everything when her kingdom was destroyed and her only hope was the young elf and his race.
I left my country and everything there to start a new life by the side of a wonderful young man. I know what is to be with strangers, their culture and to have not only to trust them, but become one of them. This has taught me to trust and depend on this handsome young man, which in turned has made my love for him, as deep as Adren's.

What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
Never give up!!!
Join a writer's chapter close to you right now, and learn from them.
Start sending small stories and articles to magazines, both on line and traditional. Also to newspapers, even if they are from a University or whatever.
(Keep all the copies of any publication in a file/folder.)
Join critic groups and let them help you with ideas to make your work better. Don't let anyone change your work... I said to MAKE it better.
Start blogging with the name you will use as an author so people get familiar with it. This will help you sell more books when your book is published. (Two blogs a week, but not too long--up to 15 lines.)
Start promoting your book at least nine moths before is published.

You once told me that English was your second language. What sort of challenges did you meet in trying to write your books, if any?
Not many really. I write and my editor has to figure what I am trying to say. (If I can't figure how a word goes in english, I put it in spanish...he speaks Spanish very well.) We have a lot of fun when we edit the books which we always do together.
He burst out laughing one time and I asked what?
He said you put that they will wait for wormier weather (instead of warmer.)
Ya, SOOOOO.(It sounded the same to me)
That wormier means a lot of crawling worms and not the warm of heat...
I actually thought it was very funny, too.
So I just write and he adds the "ed" or takes them out when I put them in and so on. It works beautifully because he is awesome and knows me so well.

Who would you say is your targeted audience?
Teens and the young at heart.

Once your trilogy is done, do you have plans for a new book?
The trilogy is the door to my Elfs Series and I have three more stand alone books in that series on the back burner. (Different characters same cities.)
I also have three medieval fantasy books of a romantic Princess Series for teens that I would like to have published some day. (They do not have battles)

What would you say is the most challenging part about being an author?
Spending hours promoting my book when I would like to be writing another.

If you could give your book to only one person, who would it be and why?
A teenager in trouble...
In the hope that he/she could discover the power they have deep inside to change and become better. I want them to see that nothing is impossible if we put our minds to it.

Thanks so much for this chance,

Anna del C.
Author of "The Silent Warrior Trilogy"
http://www.annadelc.com