LDK 67 - Alara's Call with Kristen Stieffel

This week, we have Kristen Stieffel, author of the debut novel, Alara's Call. Kristen Stieffel is a freelance writer and editor specializing in science fiction and fantasy. She's the associate editor of Havok, a flash fiction magazine focused on the speculative genres. Kristen provides author mentoring and a full range of editorial services in multiple genres for both the general market and the Christian submarket. Kristen is a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association and Christian Editor Connection and is a Word Weavers International mentor. In Episode 67: Kristen's impetus for writing Alara's Call. How President Dwight Eisenhower factors in to Kristen's book. Kristen admits how long it took to write the book. How her setting was designed to fit the story. Mentor characters yelling at the main character's father! How long does it take to cremate a horse? (Aaron isn't telling PETA.) We get into an argument about Kristen's favorite spec fic quote. Aaron refrains from going full über-nerd! (We're all grateful.) Kristen's Facebook Party (9/21/2017) You can find all our show notes at LasersDragonsAndKeyboards.com.