C. Penticoff, fantasy author and owner of A Novel Connection, started creating books the moment she could pick up a pen and write with it. Her first book, Weathering the Wicked, is one she started writing at the age of 12. After 14 years of throwing crumbled up pieces of paper in the trash and going back to the writing board, she finally had the masterpiece she had dreamed of publishing since middle school.
Aside from writing, her passion is running and growing her website, A Novel Connection, which offers readers free books in exchange for honest reviews.
When she isn’t writing, she is homeschooling her two young boys and daydreaming of worlds beyond our own.
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Writing a novel is such a hard endeavor that I believe we should always take advantage of the little things. I’m currently writing a YA fantasy novel (well, it’s written and querying very soon). My editor suggested creating a Fantasy map to bring clarity to the story, which is always a concern when you write epic fantasy, and the targets are young adults. Or even adults. The world only exists in your mind. You then bring it to life on paper, but adding a visual is the ultimate step/joy.
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