Yes, on Friday March 15th (Einstein's Birthday!), we had writer MJ Allaire as a guest on our show. She is the writer of Dragon's Blood and The Prisoner, the first two books in her Denicalis Dragon Chronicles. We talked about the book series which is a fantasy series directed at 8-15 year olds. Of course, there are no age limits to the books as we had much fun reading them. :)
We also discussed self publishing. MJ had some great insight into the process. She talked about her situation and the freedom self publishing gave her. It is hard work promoting a book on your own, but MJ has come a far way in getting her series out there.
Although I stumbled quite a bit, and we had our usual technical difficulties (LOL) we all had a good time. The Record Journal even stopped by and got photos for an article they did on us! Clips of the show will be up as soon as we get them edited.
Thank you again MJ for stopping by and making for a great evening. If any of our viewers are interested in learning more about MJ and her books (including how to purchase them), please check out: www.mjallaire.com
Your Host,
Matt
Hi Matt! I just wanted to thank you, Catherine, and the entire crew for bringing me on your show Friday night and giving me the opportunity to talk about my writing, my experiences, and most of all, my books. My books began as a single book, and since I began writing in 2005, it's been QUITE a journey! In my heart I believe my books CAN make a difference for young adults and their joy of reading, because I'm providing them with believable characters, mystery, adventure... and if you like magic and dragons, that too!
Currently I have 2 books physically out in the series, "Dragon's Blood" and "The Prisoner". Book 3 in the series, "Dragon's Tear" is due out in April. I'm hoping to have book 4, "Dragon's Breath" out by Thanksgiving/Christmas this year and book 5 (still unnamed) out by next summer. Right now plans are to have 5 books total in the series, but since I write a paragraph at a time, there are no guarantees as to how side-tracked I might get between here and there!
I had a BLAST while I was there... you guys were a bundle of fun and I would not hesitate to come back if I happened to be invited ;)
If anyone has any questions about my books, my writing, or would like to get a personally signed copy of one of my books, please don't hesitate to contact me at mjallaire@sbcglobal.net! I'd LOVE to come visit schools to talk to kids, or go to libraries to talk to anyone interested in reading or the writing process!
Thank you again, and I'll let you know when "Dragon's Tear" is available!
Happy reading!
MJ Allaire
www.mjallaire.com
www.myspace.com/mjallaire
Posted by: grizlegirl | March 16, 2008 at 10:04 AM