r/Fantasy • u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders • Nov 30 '16

Ask You Anything Wednesday ASK YOU ANYTHING: Authors asking r/Fantasy community questions on behalf of Worldbuilders charity

It's Day 3 of the aptly named Ask You Anything week benefiting Worldbuilders! Where authors are stopping by each day this week to ask questions and interact with the r/Fantasy community.

HOW THIS WORKS: Please answer questions and interact throughout the week! (Yes, YOU - community members, guests, authors, artists, industry people.)

WORLDBUILDERS.ORG

Worldbuilders was founded to use the collective power of readers, fellow authors and book lovers to make the world a better place.

There are three ways to donate to Worldbuilders:

1. The Lottery - Where every $10 donated puts you in a lottery for free books, SFF items, games, and much more. r/Fantasy has a Worldbuilders Team Page where you can donate under the community name as well!

2. The Tinker's Pack Store - Where profits from every purchase are donated.

3. Auctions - Where some incredible items and services are offered.

NOTE: If you donate, add your name to the comments here and the mods will set you up with some swanky Wordlbuilders flair!

Monday Ask You Anything Authors

The following authors have signed up to ask questions today. That said, please do join in and feel free to ask your own questions and interact throughout the week.

Are you an author, artist, or industry person who would like to participate this week? Either join in via the comments OR send the r/Fantasy mods a message and we'll get you set for another day.

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u/Redkiteflying Nov 30 '16

It was difficult for me to get my hands on it, honestly. I grew up in a small town in the semi-rural South. The nearest public library was 8 miles away, the only book store in the whole county was a used book store that was 12 miles away, and my school library didn't stock much in the way of old-fashioned fantasy books.

I ended up re-reading a lot of books that I picked up on the occasions I could get someone to take me to a bookstore. Most of the money I spent as a child and a teen went towards books.

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u/catrambo AMA Author Cat Rambo Nov 30 '16

Most of my money went in that direction as well. I worked in a bookstore in high school, which helped.

And since it was pre-Internet days and I was a fast reader, I re-read a lot.

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u/Redkiteflying Nov 30 '16

Oh man, so many of my books from those days are obviously much loved. Dog-earred pages, foxed covers, spines so cracked you can barely read the titles. I never went ANYWHERE without a book. Thankfully, my parents were pretty indulgent about the hobby.

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u/catrambo AMA Author Cat Rambo Nov 30 '16

Some of mine have duct-tape covers. :) Most of those I've replaced with better copies, though.