{"id":391,"date":"2017-09-21T12:33:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T16:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=391"},"modified":"2021-03-25T09:37:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T13:37:19","slug":"author-spotlight-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/author-spotlight-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Spotlight: Lea Carter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>Welcome \u2014 or welcome back \u2014 to another Author Spotlight! If you&#8217;re new and want to know more about how the series got started, go check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/spotlight-intro\/\">introduction post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today the spotlight is on Silver Sagas author Lea Carter.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-392\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1500x500.jpg?resize=640%2C214&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lea Carter header\" width=\"640\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1500x500.jpg?resize=1280%2C427&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1500x500.jpg?resize=150%2C50&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1500x500.jpg?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1500x500.jpg?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1500x500.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s start with the most important. What\u2019s your most recent\/next book, and where can we go to learn more about it and you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Seekers-Storm-Bk-Silver-Sagas-ebook\/dp\/B072R3BBY7\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-394 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Seekers-Storm.jpg?resize=187%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cover of The Seeker's Storm\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Seekers-Storm.jpg?resize=187%2C300&amp;ssl=1 187w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Seekers-Storm.jpg?resize=94%2C150&amp;ssl=1 94w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Seekers-Storm.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a>I recently released <em>The Seeker\u2019s Storm<\/em> (book 6).\u00a0 It (and I) can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/35064200-the-seeker-s-storm\">Goodreads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How well would you fit in in one of your books?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d be a terrible fit.\u00a0 They\u2019re all busy living in a world where, even with servants, they choose to remain pretty active.\u00a0 I, on the other hand, am a diehard couch potato.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Would you rather your book(s) be filmed for a movie, or a tv series?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A series of movies, actually.\u00a0 A single movie or even a single tv series would be too confining for the content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you know how all of your characters look and sound?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No, but I know their hearts.\u00a0 It\u2019s a little frustrating sometimes, because I know some readers would like more detail as to how they look, what they wear, etc., and I just don\u2019t know right off the top of my head.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was one of the most surprising things you learned in researching your book(s)?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That spiders only have 8-12 eyes.\u00a0 I could\u2019ve sworn they had dozens!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you support the Oxford comma?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Absolutely.\u00a0 I\u2019m a very literal person and without the correct use of the Oxford comma, some written statements strike me as quite ambiguous.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your Harry Potter House?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think I\u2019d rather have <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mrs._Piggle-Wiggle\">Mrs. Pigglewiggle\u2019s<\/a> house.\u00a0 It\u2019d take a while to get used to living in an upside down house, but children would always be welcome and adventure would never be far away.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is one question you\u2019ve always wanted to be asked in an interview?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Would you like to know the secret of being able to make a living as an independent author?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-393\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/paint.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of Lea Carter\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/paint.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/paint.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/paint.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alright, there you have it. You can find more information on Ms. Carter&#8217;s books on her <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/leasbookshelf\/\">website<\/a>, or her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lea-Carter\/e\/B009HIK0G0\/ref=bseries_auth_1_0988599112_1\">Amazon Author page<\/a>, or you can follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LeaCarterWrites\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaCarterWrites\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have you read any of her works? Do you intend to? Do you like fairies? Leave me a comment below with your thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you all have a great day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome \u2014 or welcome back \u2014 to another Author Spotlight! If you&#8217;re new and want to know more about how the series got started, go&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/author-spotlight-12\/\">Keep Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Author Spotlight: Lea Carter<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[183,47],"class_list":["post-391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-blogger","tag-author-spotlight","tag-interview","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8Z77k-6j","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":702,"url":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/spotlight-wrap-up\/","url_meta":{"origin":391,"position":0},"title":"Author Spotlight Wrap Up","author":"Rachel","date":"December 7, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I've had fun with my Author Spotlight series. 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