Featured Interview With Reid Templer
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, but now I’ve moved up to Grand Prairie, Texas. Without argument, I have the best schnauzer in the world. Sorry, dog lovers.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’d always enjoyed books, but it wasn’t until I discovered “Inkheart” by Cornelia Funke that I became enraptured by them. I think I was eight at the time, maybe older–it’s hard to say.
I started writing “seriously”–as serious as a kid can be–at the age of fourteen. I was intent, back then, to write and publish a novel before I was sixteen. I was, in every sense, trying to beat Christopher Paolini, who had published Eragon when he was a teenager. I failed in this endeavor, but I’m thankful for the motivation.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My go-to man for reading is Stephen King. Horror, fantasy, science fiction–he does it all, folks. Robin Hobb, George R. R. Martin, and Neal Shusterman have also gained my absolute respect. My favorite genres include fantasy and science fiction, though I never limit myself to those two categories alone.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
“Storytellers” is about a group of gods and goddesses who have been infertile throughout their eternal reign. Now, mysteriously able to conceive, they realize that the birth of their children has robbed them of their power and immortality. To get it back, the Storytellers must kill that which they have waited so long to have–and to protect his daughter, Pokeetle and his wife, Madeline, must oppose them all.
It is a tale of morality, family, and the consequences of inaction.
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