Ask the Author: M.H. Elrich
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M.H. Elrich
There are three ways to get my e-books for free. First, you can request them from your local library and/or try to borrow them through a library app like Hoopla, Libby, or Overdrive. Second, you can request to review them on StoryOrigin. Third, you can join my newsletter list and get a few of the e-books for free.
M.H. Elrich
I would go to Narnia during a time of peace. In Narnia, I would love to meet and talk to all the animals (especially the horses!). Meeting Aslan would be amazing.
M.H. Elrich
I would say that you should write down all your ideas, but stick to one at a time. A lot of writers (including myself) have trouble finishing stories. However, until you finish a story, you'll never be able to grow as a writer. So stick with it until the end. And maybe that means just trying to finish a short story first!
M.H. Elrich
First, my inspiration comes from God, so I have to pray before I write. I also find ideas while I'm reading a book, watching anime, singing at church, listening to sermons, and taking hikes/nature walks.
M.H. Elrich
As a middle-school English teacher, I can tell you that my first book, Etania’s Worth, is barely appropriate for eighth graders. Even then, it would have to be an eighth grader with a higher reading level. As one of my students said, “It was slow, but then got really good at the end.” So, to them, even though I have plenty of action, they found themselves bored. Others couldn’t understand the various races/people groups, despite multiple times where I explained it. Also, there are several scenes which may be disturbing for younger readers, including several deaths and a murder.
As for Etania’s Calling and Toothbreaker, these books are definitely for older teens (15+) and young adults. There is drunkenness (shown in a negative light), an implied sex scene (off the page), and drug usage (shown in a negative light). Etania’s Destiny has an adult who struggles with lust, an implied sex scene (off the page) between two married adults, drunkenness, and violence associated with war.
For future books, I plan to have the same audience of older teens and young adults. I believe in portraying Christian values in my books, so I will always portray sin in a negative light. I do not wish to glorify evil, even as describing the horror of it.
As for Etania’s Calling and Toothbreaker, these books are definitely for older teens (15+) and young adults. There is drunkenness (shown in a negative light), an implied sex scene (off the page), and drug usage (shown in a negative light). Etania’s Destiny has an adult who struggles with lust, an implied sex scene (off the page) between two married adults, drunkenness, and violence associated with war.
For future books, I plan to have the same audience of older teens and young adults. I believe in portraying Christian values in my books, so I will always portray sin in a negative light. I do not wish to glorify evil, even as describing the horror of it.
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