Virginia Gray asked C.L. Schneider:

What drove you to fantasy genre realm?

C.L. Schneider Since childhood I’ve been drawn to all things medieval, mystical, and supernatural. When I was about 8 or 9, I started attending the Renaissance Fair on a regular basis. I loved the costumes, the swords, and the atmosphere. I never wanted to leave. However, I had to yet to pick up a true fantasy book. An early reader, I was heavy into the classics, mysteries, and historical fiction at that time. As a freshman In high school I discovered the story of King Arthur. It captivated me. I read every incarnation I could get my hands on. My brother, a huge comic, sci-fi, and fantasy buff, had been recommending books to me for a while, but even then ‘so many books, so little time,’ was rearing its ugly head. When I was 18, he gave me a copy of The Mists of Avalon for my birthday—and I fell in love. That book struck such a chord with me. I read it twice in a matter of months. And that was it. After Mists of Avalon, I dove into the fantasy genre head first, in both reading and writing.

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