Challenge Corner discussion

We have big news people! Your wonderful and most favorite mods ever thought it'd be super awesome to do an author Q&A. We've never had one happen before here in Challenge Corner so we figured why not try to get the ball rolling on that! We reached out to none other than the wonderful and amazingly talented, Laura Thalassa! We asked her to do a Q&A and she so kindly agreed!

Some back story on Laura. She's has written many books. Some of those are Rhapsodic and the rest of The Bargainer Series, her The Queen of All that Dies series and many more that are some of my personal favorites. She's currently working on her Four Horsemen series, where Pestilence came out last year and War should be out sometime in the near future. Our fingers are crossed that it's super soon! She's agreed to answer your questions regarding her published books, upcoming books, being a self-published author or an author in general, and anything else you guys can think of within reason. (:

I know many of you have read some of her books and have even done buddy reads with yours truly. So we figured Laura was the perfect pick to try to have our first author Q&A! Please comment on this thread here (or message me if you'd rather stay anonymous) with your questions for her. We will pick maybe 10-15 questions to ask Laura and get them over to her. We will then post her response when she sends the answers back!

We're super excited to have our first author Q&A here in CC! We wanted to include our group members in the Q&A rather than us mods decide all the questions that get asked. So we hope you all will come through with your questions! <3

Here's some ways to find out more about Laura and her books!
Laura's Goodreads Page
Laura's Website



We want to get our questions to Laura in a timely manner so this thread will be up for about a week or so. So that we can get the questions together and get them over to Laura!

Questions:
1. What made her decide to go the self-publishing route?

2. How different is it compared to traditional publishing?

3. Where does she do most of her writing?

4. Where did she get the idea for a Four Horsemen story?

5. When did she know she wanted to be an author?

6. How can one get an arc of her books?

7. Where does she pull her inspiration from? Real life people/situations, other authors/books, etc?

8. Which of her books was her favorite to write?

9. After finishing War, what book will she be working on next?

10. Is there any chance of getting a small novella for what happens after the events at the end of Dark Harmony?

11. Any advice for someone who wants to be an author but might be scared of getting into it?

CAN I GET AN ARC ON WAR? POR FAVOR? I AM DYING! SILENTLY CRYING.

No, me first Alaina!!! I need it!

What made her decide to go the self-publishing route? How different is it compared to traditional publishing?

Where does she do most of her writing?

Where did she get the idea for a Four Horsemen story?

Aly wrote: "No, me first Alaina!!! I need it!"

LMFAO NO. I'll fight you girl! Oh wait, we could both get it!!

Okay, good compromise lol

Alaina wrote: "CAN I GET AN ARC ON WAR? POR FAVOR? I AM DYING! SILENTLY CRYING."

Doesn't she give out ARCs in her facebook group sometimes? Maybe you should join that

Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "CAN I GET AN ARC ON WAR? POR FAVOR? I AM DYING! SILENTLY CRYING."

Doesn't she give out ARCs in her facebook group sometimes? Maybe you should join that"

ugh but for the people who don't use/like facebook…

Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "CAN I GET AN ARC ON WAR? POR FAVOR? I AM DYING! SILENTLY CRYING."

Doesn't she give out ARCs in her facebook group sometimes? Maybe you should join that"

ugh but for ..."

email her

Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "CAN I GET AN ARC ON WAR? POR FAVOR? I AM DYING! SILENTLY CRYING."

Doesn't she give out ARCs in her facebook group sometimes? Maybe you should join that..."

so much work...

Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "CAN I GET AN ARC ON WAR? POR FAVOR? I AM DYING! SILENTLY CRYING."

Doesn't she give out ARCs in her facebook group sometimes? Maybe you s..."

No ARC for you then lol

Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "CAN I GET AN ARC ON WAR? POR FAVOR? I AM DYING! SILENTLY CRYING."

Doesn't she give out ARCs in her facebook group sometim..."

ugh.. get it for me?

Laziness does not beget ARCS. lol.

Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "CAN I GET AN ARC ON WAR? POR FAVOR? I AM DYING! SILENTLY CRYING."

Doesn't she give out ARCs in her faceboo..."

Lol i'm not famous like you, she'd decline me hahahaha

Felicia might be able to get it. Doesn't she know the author?

Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "CAN I GET AN ARC ON WAR? POR FAVOR? I AM DYING! SILENTLY CRYING."

Doesn't she give out ARCs..."

Me? FAMOUS? ha - no.

Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "Felicia might be able to get it. Doesn't she know the author?"

She's in the fb group but that's it i think

Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "CAN I GET AN ARC ON WAR? POR FAVOR? I AM DYING! SILENTLY CRYING."

Doesn't sh..."

lol lies

Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "CAN I GET AN ARC ON WAR? POR FAVOR? I AM DYING! SILENTLY CRYIN..."

...how is that a lie?

I swear someone I know know's her. I thought it was Felicia. O.o

Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "CAN I GET AN ARC ON WAR? POR FAVOR? I AM DYING!..."

cause i said so

Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "I swear someone I know know's her. I thought it was Felicia. O.o"

i almost met her at Apollycon :(

Maybe I don't know someone then. O.o I have no clue anymore. Brain is fully focused on puppy...

Lmfao. I don't personally know her. But I'm a part of the Facebook group Andy mentioned. And I was the one to FB message her to ask for this Q&A. But that's about it. Lol. (:

Maybe that's what I'm thinking of??? IDK anymore....

Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Alaina wrote: "CAN I GET AN ARC ON WAR? POR FAV..."

You're a liar.

Felicia wrote: "Lmfao. I don't personally know her. But I'm a part of the Facebook group Andy mentioned. And I was the one to FB message her to ask for this Q&A. But that's about it. Lol. (:"

CAN YOU GET ME A SQUIGGLE ARC?

Nah.