Yes, I have received a very positive response from the kids who have read the book, They seem to get the humor in it! It’s a tough thing to attempt humor, you must constantly look for new and different ways to surprise people just enough but not enough to offend.

Cheers!

Wendy

You asked:
“Who are your favorite writers and what did you learn from them?”

Great question! My all time favorite writer is Jane Austen. It’s been over 200 years since she was first published and her stories still enthrall me. From her books, I learned that the most important thing a writer can do is to make your readers care about what happens to your character and to never underestimate your reader.

I’m also a great admirer of Diana Wynne Jones, my favorite fantasy writer. She also never underestimated her readers and gave us incredibly intricate and original stories. Her books are often funny as well!

And that is why Ambril’s Tail has a very robust plot, with lots of twists and turns and strives to be humorous as often as possible!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your weekend!

Wendy

A special thanks to Teresa LeYung Ryan for arranging this, and being so supportive of my book, Ambril’s Tale

Happy Reading!

Wendy

That’s wonderful! I hope your kids enjoy the story, Book 2 of Ambril’s Tale, “Riding the Cursed Shoots”, is coming out in March.

Cheers,

Wendy

I humbly thank you all for showing up to create a fun 3-hours.
You can still leave comments and tell your friends to leave comments on this post; I will ask Wendy to look for new comments in the next 4 days.

Your submitting comments qualifies you to enter a contest. Wendy will be giving away a prize — a copy of one of her books (paperback or e-book). On January 9, 2013 I will put your names in a pouch and ask Aster or Sid (Ambril’s guardian angels) to reach it and pull out the winner’s name. The winner will get an email from me.

Also, you can enter Wendy’s End-of-Tour Grand Prize Giveaway of a hand-painted gnome, hand-painted by Wendy herself! Go to http://wendydwalter.com/blog-tour/ and scroll to bottom of that page.

Thank you, Wendy, for your appearance!

Thank you, Everyone, for helping me welcome Wendy!

Please tell your friends about Wendy’s wonderful book Ambril’s Tale, Return of the Dullaith!

Cheers!
Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
http://writingcoachteresa.com
“Reach out, not stress out, to materialize your dearest dreams.”

Great question: “I know from experience that creating an alternate world is not as easy as some people might expect. What process did you go through to create your world, and what advice can you offer other authors?”

Creating alternative worlds is great fun for me, it allows me to flex the creative, visualizing side of me that I used so often when I practiced Interior Architecture. It was the best part of that job.

The key to developing vivid, realistic worlds is to spend a lot of time there yourself. Day dreaming is a must for every fantasy writer, actually any writer. You have to spend enough time there to allow your characters to wake up. When that happens, they will fill you in on the details of your world.

It’s a marvelous when you establish that level of connection! For me it was the moment I realized that I would actually finish Ambril’s story. That I truly had become a writer.

Thanks again Bardi!

Wendy

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