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1) What inspired you to write? I’ve spent my career making fantasy and science fiction
video games and roleplaying games. I have a love of making stories and finally got to a point
in life where I could sit down and actually write for myself. I’ve had the idea for this trilogy
floating around in my head for quite a while, banging at the inside of my skull demanding to
be let out.
2) Are you a reader? What are some of your favorites? I’m an avid reader with far too
many books in my library. I’m reading Adrian Tchaikovsky right now. He’s very imaginative
and writes in both fantasy and science fiction. His ideas challenge me, which isn’t always the
case in imaginative fiction. I also love Seanan McGuire, Roger Zelazny, Iain Banks, Holly
Black, Terry Pratchett (who doesn’t) and Alastair Reynolds.
3) What is your newest work, and what is going to happen in the future? My current series
is contemporary fantasy featuring Loki as a stage magician in the modern-day Chicago suburbs. The
first two books, Mischief Maker and Odin’s Escape, are available on Amazone. Loki is hiding out there
from the other Norse gods, but gets drawn back into the Nine Realms when someone tried to murder
him. Although I researched Norse mythology and culture heavily, I’ve given it a fresh take with some
fun twists. The Nine Realms themselves are a magic place, but the gods are just people that have
special abilities, and the dwarves are steampunk. Part of Loki’s journey is trying to decide what is
means to be a god in a modern world, or if there even is such a thing.
With Ymir’s Return, the third book of the trilogy due out in late March, I have some ideas for science
fictions stories that I’d like to try.
4) Do you have advice or tips for Indie Authors? Build good habits. Write on a regular
schedule, whatever it is that works for you. Get in the habit of soliciting feedback and listening
to it. Get in the habit of reading in your genre. Build these habits and you can accomplish your
goals.
5) What influenced you as a writer? What didn’t? There are so many amazing books,
movies, graphic novels, video games, and roleplaying games out there. From my years
working at TSR writing Dungeons & Dragons adventures, I learned to embrace flexible story
telling. From my work at lead designer of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, I learned to weave
multiple story threads together. A life time of reading science fiction, fantasy, and comics
taught me how to let loose your creativity.
Samantha Evans--Author 