Ask the Author: Linnea Tanner
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Linnea Tanner
Hi Lindsay, I just followed you on Goodreads. Hopefully, you'll get a notification that I followed you and you can follow me back. It's strange that I don't see a follow button on my author page below, but perhaps it's because I'm the author.
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Linnea Tanner
One of the first people to mentor me was an English teacher by the name of Bob who helped me in the beginning when I began to write. Along the way, I had a writing coach, Doug Kurtz, who helped me with characterization and plotting. And today, I have trusted critique partners who provide me their honest opinion as I write my books.
Linnea Tanner
Hi Lindsay, I wold be interested in joining the Goodreads Group about ancient world romance.
Linnea Tanner
Swallows whirled into a vortex aimed at a giant oak. Two crescent blood moons suddenly flashed in the cloudless sky, and day turned into black night.
Linnea Tanner
I would like to travel to Avalon and be a priestess learning about Celtic rituals and magic. One of my favorite books is The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley who captured the Celtic religion and beliefs in the story.
Linnea Tanner
As a young girl growing up in the 1950's, I was inspired by myths and legends of powerful women warriors and sorceresses. In third grade, when most of my friends were reading Nancy Drew mysteries, I was devouring books on Greek and Nordic mythology. By eighth grade, I was reading adult historical fiction with bigger-than life adventures of epic heroes and heroines who steered the fate of humans. Since then, I wanted to be a writer.
I was inspired to write "Apollo's Raven" when I saw the statue of the Celtic Warrior Queen Boudica with her two daughters in a chariot prominently displayed in London, Her determination to lead a resistance against the Romans in 61 AD intrigued me. In the Victorian Era, Boudica’s fame took on legendary proportions as Queen Victoria became associated with Boudica's "namesake", their names being identical in meaning.
Modern readers can draw on the rich traditions of ancient civilizations where women owned property and could become rulers and spiritual leaders. Women fought with weapons, hunted, rode horses and used bows and arrows, just like the men, to maintain the integrity and protection of their family and society.
I was inspired to write "Apollo's Raven" when I saw the statue of the Celtic Warrior Queen Boudica with her two daughters in a chariot prominently displayed in London, Her determination to lead a resistance against the Romans in 61 AD intrigued me. In the Victorian Era, Boudica’s fame took on legendary proportions as Queen Victoria became associated with Boudica's "namesake", their names being identical in meaning.
Modern readers can draw on the rich traditions of ancient civilizations where women owned property and could become rulers and spiritual leaders. Women fought with weapons, hunted, rode horses and used bows and arrows, just like the men, to maintain the integrity and protection of their family and society.
Linnea Tanner
I am completing Book 2: Empire's Anvil in the Apollo's Raven series to be released next year. After that, I'll be revising Book 3: "Apollo's Rapture"; Book 4: Raven's Vengeance", and book 5, "Raven's Redemption."
Also, I would like to write a non-fiction book on the influence of Rome on the Celts in Britannia before the Claudius's invasion in 43 AD.
Other story ideas include:
Friendship between two unlikely enemies, a young Roman soldier invading Britannia and female Celtic warrior (YA)
A boy in the Denver projects in the 50's organizes a baseball team and obtains a bank sponsor without a coach.
Also, I would like to write a non-fiction book on the influence of Rome on the Celts in Britannia before the Claudius's invasion in 43 AD.
Other story ideas include:
Friendship between two unlikely enemies, a young Roman soldier invading Britannia and female Celtic warrior (YA)
A boy in the Denver projects in the 50's organizes a baseball team and obtains a bank sponsor without a coach.
Linnea Tanner
Follow your dream and write, write, write. Learn the craft and get feedback from other writers. Most of all, be persistent and don't give up. Keep you options open on how you want to publish: Indie, small press, or traditional publishing.
Linnea Tanner
The creative process is the best part of being a writer. Sometimes, story ideas and characters whirl in my mind, taking me to new worlds and situations. I love living through my characters and trying to figure out how they will react in a certain situation.
Linnea Tanner
My writer's block is sometimes a signal that I am not heading in the right direction in the story. Getting away from writing the scene and thinking more about what other directions I can take helps me. When I'm driving down the highway or walking alone, the idea of what to do can suddenly pops in my head. Or I get inspiration from reading other novels and doing research. Some of my twists are created after suffering a writer's block
Linnea Tanner
I love all genre and read an assortment of books, from traditional to Indie authors. My current reading list includes:
Just finished "The Tattered Box" by Paul Schumacher
"Wake of Vultures" by Lila Bowen (soft cover)
"Incognito" by Khaled Talib (hard cover)
"Mystical High" by Lisette Brodey (soft cover)
"The Unforgettable Kiss" by Tamara Ferguson (soft cover)
"A Favorite Son" by Uvi Poznansky (audio and e-book)
"Second Suns" by David Oliver Relin (soft-cover)
"The Writer and the Rake" by Shehanne Moore
Just finished "The Tattered Box" by Paul Schumacher
"Wake of Vultures" by Lila Bowen (soft cover)
"Incognito" by Khaled Talib (hard cover)
"Mystical High" by Lisette Brodey (soft cover)
"The Unforgettable Kiss" by Tamara Ferguson (soft cover)
"A Favorite Son" by Uvi Poznansky (audio and e-book)
"Second Suns" by David Oliver Relin (soft-cover)
"The Writer and the Rake" by Shehanne Moore
Linnea Tanner
The Apollo’s Raven is based on the tragic love story of Cleopatra and Mark Antony but with a Celtic twist on the political intrigue behind their downfall. The idea of setting this story in Britain was spurred by an archaeologist’s theory that the southeast area of England was under complete Roman control prior to Claudius’s invasion in 43 AD. The invasion was nothing more than a political annexation of an already ‘romanised’ region. Other seeds for this story are based on written accounts and legends of Celtic warrior queen, such as Boudicca.
From all of these sources, the story of forbidden love between a mystical warrior queen, Catrin, and the great-grandson of Mark Antony, Marcellus, was seeded. Fantastical elements were added from Celtic mythology to give the story a more mythic tone of a heroine’s odyssey.
From all of these sources, the story of forbidden love between a mystical warrior queen, Catrin, and the great-grandson of Mark Antony, Marcellus, was seeded. Fantastical elements were added from Celtic mythology to give the story a more mythic tone of a heroine’s odyssey.
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Best wishes, Lindsay ...more
Mar 03, 2020 11:42PM · flag