Creator of “fantastic families, magical academies, and epic adventures”!
Show Notes with Links:
The Hundred Halls BOOK 1: TRIALS OF MAGIC
- Tom shares who he is when he’s not writing.
- He shares his exciting news about a new cooperative strategy card game based on his books, available in February! (Subscribe to his newsletter to get up-to-date info)
- With over 60 published books, how do you keep track of your characters? (any writing apps?)
- How do you remember what you’ve written?
- When did you know you could make a living from your imagination?
- Everyone wants to know the “trick” for success. How many years did it take you to become on “overnight success”?
- You have all the elements of a magical world. Harry-Potter-type schools, guilt-ridden older sister who must learn the truth about how to respond to the unknown, jealous, tormenting peers. . .
- Trials of Magic has a scene reminiscent of one in Orson Scott Card’s Enders Game
- Which authors/books inspired you most?
- You chose two sisters for this series. Why?
- What one word would sum up Trials of Magic? [mine is FUN!]
- Cover Art designers: Ravven.com and G&S Covers
- Where do you write? Tom discusses his writing routine.
- We discuss the need for tension in stories, and Tom says, “Authors are really cruel people.”
- Do you have a favorite pair of socks? [we share our socks!] Or any other thing most don’t know about you?
- What is one piece of advice writers can use right now?
- What’s your writing goal for 2024, and do you ever worry about how long you can keep up the pace?
Here’s a list of Tom’s current Hundred Halls titles!
The Hundred Halls (Arcanium Hall)
Book 1: Trials of Magic
Book 2: Web of Lies
Book 3: Alchemy of Souls
Book 4: Gathering of Shadows
Book 5: City of Sorcery
The Reluctant Assassin (Academy of Subtle Arts)
Book 1: The Reluctant Assassin
Book 2: The Sorcerous Spy
Book 3: The Veiled Diplomat
Book 4: Agent Unraveled
Book 5: The Webs That Bind
Gamemakers Online (Gamemakers Hall)
Book 1: The Warped Forest
Book 2: Gladiators of Warsong
Book 3: Citadel of Broken Dreams
Book 4: Enter the Daemonpits
Book 5: Plane of Twilight
Animalians (Animalians Hall)
Book 1: Wild Magic
Book 2: Bane of the Hunter
Book 3: Mark of the Phoenix
Book 4: Arcane Mutations
Book 5: Untamed Destiny
Stone Singers (Stone Singers Hall)
Book 1: Song of Siren and Blood
Book 2: House of Snake and Tome
Book 3: Storm of Dragon and Stone
Book 4: Sonata of Shadow and Thorn
Book 5: Well of Demon and Bone
- All the books can be found at major retailers and directly from the author at https://thomaskcarpenter.com/.
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- Anything else you’d like our listeners to know?
- You may support Tom’s growing list of fun, magical creations by contributing whatever you can to his Kickstarter Campaign! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/orderofmerlintrilogy/champions-of-the-hundred-halls
- Oh, and I introduce our new puppy, Banjo!
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- My YouTube Channel
- https://soundcloud.com/laurelmchargue (my podcast)
- @laurelstuff (my TikTok)
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