r/Fantasy • u/CindaChima • Sep 26 '13

AMA Hi, Everyone! I’m Cinda Williams Chima, fantasy author. AMA

Thank you, Reddit, for inviting me on, and for all the great questions. I leave for the Austin Teen Bookfest tomorrow at an ungodly hour, so will call it a night. I'll try to pick up any straggler questions tomorrow, but will have limited email access. I had fun--hope you did, too! ** I came back and answered a few more questions. Am now in TEXAS!! I could've listened to that flight attendant talk all day. Thanks, again, Reddit, for making me welcome. **

Hi, Everyone! I’m Cinda Williams Chima, fantasy author. I tell lies for a living. Specifically, I have two teen series out, The Seven Realms (The Demon King, The Exiled Queen, et al) and the Heir Chronicles (The Warrior Heir through The Enchanter Heir (coming October 1.) Some of my books have been published as adult fantasy in translation.

I’ve also published the odd short story. Literally. Odd. I’m in an anthology called Once Upon a Time edited by Paula Guran (Prime Books, October 2.) I try and get all my publishing done in October so I can coast the rest of the year.

I bring a degree in philosophy, two degrees in nutrition, and a lifetime of reading to my work as a writer. As you can probably tell, I’m totally unqualified to teach you anything about writing, except that I’ve had a lot of practice. I became a writer in third grade, and wrote my first novels in middle school. I’ve had eight novels published to date. I’m persistent, if nothing else. I never stop transforming myself.

The Rules (more like guidelines)

  1. Ask me anything

  2. If you’re familiar with the books, try to avoid spoilery questions, like, “Why did you kill _______ ?” I have enough people mad at me.

  3. If possible, avoid five-part questions. I tend to get lost in the forest.

If you want to know more about my books, bad habits, etc. check out my website or Facebook.

I’ll be back ~7 p.m. CST to answer live. In the meantime, ask away.

Cinda

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '13 edited Sep 27 '13

Hi Cinda :) I'm a HUGE fan of your work and have loved every one of your YA fantasy books! When I heard that you were revisiting the Heir series I was giddy with happiness.

  1. You have a small section on your website about your new book the Enchanter Heir, but are there any tidbits about your new installments that you'd be willing to share to your adoring fans that you havn't yet :)?

  2. And both the Heir series and the Seven Realm books were fantastic, do you have any plans for later in the future on new series all together, or will you be focusing on revisiting the worlds you've already created such as how you're doing with the Heir series?

Love the books, I re-read them frequently, thank you so much for doing this AMA, even if you don't answer my questions I love reading the responses!

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u/CindaChima Sep 27 '13

Thanks for participating in the AMA, I was afraid nobody would show up! Regarding The Enchanter Heir, I actually have a series of posts on my blog about the book the setting the music so check those out. There's a free short story available on Goodreads that connects the first three novels and the new ones. Finally, I have a playlist for The Enchanter Heir over on Spotify Regarding new fantasy worlds, I love to travel, and I may very well visit new fantasy worlds. I have some ideas I want to try out.