What is your name, where were you born and where do you live now?
My name is Jennifer Carson, I was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and now live in South Sutton, New Hampshire.
Did you always
want to be a writer? If not what did you want to be?
Being a writer
is something that came to me gradually. I never really considered it as a job I
could do. I was always creative though, and I really wanted to work with Jim
Henson and the Muppets. That is still my ultimate dream job! I think the
stories I write and the characters I create are totally classic muppet fair.
When I met Wendy Froud a couple of years ago, she said to me, "Jim would
have loved your stuff." That was one of the best moments in my life. Wendy
and her husband, Brian Froud are both faerie artists and worked with Jim Henson
on The Dark Crystal and several other films.
When did you
first consider yourself as a "writer"?
Even though I
had been writing for magazines and such. It didn't really feel real until my
first book, To Find A Wonder, was out into the world.
Do you work
another job as well as your writing work?
Yes. I have my
own sewing pattern design business called The Dragon Charmer. I create sewing
patterns for fantasy creatures: dragons, faeries, soft animals, etc. I also
make one of a kind creatures, but I've slowed down on that to focus on
college--which I returned to last January to finish my creative writing degree.
A writing friend
and I also started a small press this past summer called Pugalicious Press. We
are amazed at the number of really good submissions we've received this first
six months, but that also is a really good example of how quickly the
face of publishing is changing.We recently put a call out for short story
submissions in the YA historical romance genre. See the call at our website,
pugaliciouspress.com!
What is the name
of your latest book, and if you had to summarize it in less than 20 words what
would you say?
Hapenny Magick
is my newest title. It is about Maewyn, the littlest Hapenny (a race of little
people) who discovers that her guardian is a troll and saves her village from a
troll invasion.
Who is your
publisher? or do you self publish?
To Find A Wonder
was published by a small press called L&L Dreamspell. Hapenny Magick was
published by Pugalicious Press.
What can we
expect from you in the future? ie More books of the same genre? Books of
a different genre?
Definitely more
fantasy. I'm working on the sequel to Hapenny Magick right now called Tangled
Magick, and I also have the stirrings and a few chapters of a YA fantasy too.
Do you have a
certain routine you have for writing? ie You listen to music, sit in a certain
chair?
I do have a
routine. I need something to nibble on, a drink and quiet! Which mean I have to
write when nobody is home, at the library at school, or early in the morning
when everyone is still sleeping.
Where can
readers follow you?
I have a
Facebook page for both Hapenny Magick and To Find A Wonder, I am on Twiiter
also: @JenniferCarson
I also have a
website at www.findawonder.com, and coming soon, HapennyMagick .com and a blog
at www.jennifercarson.wordpress.com.
You can find an
author page on Goodreads and Amazon as well.
Jennifer Carson Author-- To Find A
Wonder and New! Hapenny Magick
Visit:
www.findawonder.com
Designer-- www.thedragoncharmer.com
Editor--
www.pugaliciouspress.com
Blog-- http://jennifercarson.wordpress.com
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