Interview With Author Claudia Klein
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a stay at home mom by day and a young adult fantasy author by night. I’ve published two books so far in my epic fantasy series, Erlingue.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my latest book is The Crown, book 2 in the Erlingue series. The series was inspired by me trying to write a story where the bad guy wins. I discovered I just can’t write that kind of story, lol. My fantasy is also heavily inspired by Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and C S Lewis’s Narnia books. Those are the two authors that got me writing in the epic fantasy genre to begin with. Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan are what keep me writing in this genre.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not currently. I used to diffuse this one essential oil called Clarity that helped me write seriosly twice as fast as normal. It was awesome! I need to get back into using that stuff…
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Tolkien, C S Lewis, Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, John Flanagan, Veronica Roth, and Suzanne Collins
What are you working on now?
Right now I’m working on book 1 of a different trilogy than Erlingue. It’s in a world of all high Elves called Karafyllon.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Right now, Instagram. But I’m brand new in the world of book promotions.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just keep writing. Write as many well-written books as fast as you can to build up a backlist. If you’re going Indie, make sure you publish a series and not a stand alone. It’s a pay to play game in the India world right now, so make sure you have some sort of $$$ to spend on marketing your books.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Put your book on sale then advertise the sale like crazy. That’s how you get most of your book sales. People love to buy discounted books.
What are you reading now?
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m going to try and get traditionally published. Mainly to find out if I like the process of publishing traditionally better than I like publishing in the Indie world. So testing out things to see what I’m going to focus on in the my author career.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Lord of the Rings in 1 volume and the Hunger Games.
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