Please welcome Clayton Snyder to The Qwillery as part of the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off 5 Interviews. Clayton has submitted River of Thieves to SPFBO 5.
Follow the fate of all the entrants at http://mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2019/06/spfbo-5-phase-1.html
TQ: Welcome to The Qwillery. What is the first fiction piece you remember writing?
Clayton: Never had a title. It was an awful piece about an angel who fell from heaven to hunt demons, but ended up captured by a man in the city, kept chained to a doghouse, and fed a steady diet of heroin.
TQ: Are you a plotter, a pantser or a hybrid?
Clayton: Pantser. Outlines tend to burst into flame around me.
TQ: What is the most challenging thing for you about writing?
Clayton: The middle. It gets all squishy.
TQ: Describe River of Thieves using only 5 words.
Clayton: Idiots on a questionable mission.
TQ: What inspired you to write River of Thieves?
Clayton: That's a whole can of worms, but in short, I wanted to poke a little fun at the world, fantasy tropes, and certain ideas.
TQ: Please tell us about the cover for River of Thieves.
Clayton: The cover was done by Shayne Leighton.
TQ: In River of Thieves who was the easiest character to write and why? The hardest and why?
Clayton: Nenn. The book is from her point of view. Hardest was probably Cord. It's difficult to maintain that level of insanity without having him look incompetent.
TQ: Does River of Thieves touch on any social issues?
Clayton: A whole bushel of 'em.
TQ: Give us one or two of your favorite non-spoilery quotes from River of Thieves.
Clayton:
"We were the worst kind of people. For the best reasons. We understood that, even if no one else did."
"As corpses go, Cord proved a constant thorn in my side."
TQ: What's next?
Clayton: Currently working on the sequel, pieces for three anthologies, and have a novel due for release in October 2020.
TQ: Thank you for joining us at The Qwillery.
Clayton: Thank you for giving your time!
Clayton: Never had a title. It was an awful piece about an angel who fell from heaven to hunt demons, but ended up captured by a man in the city, kept chained to a doghouse, and fed a steady diet of heroin.
TQ: Are you a plotter, a pantser or a hybrid?
Clayton: Pantser. Outlines tend to burst into flame around me.
TQ: What is the most challenging thing for you about writing?
Clayton: The middle. It gets all squishy.
TQ: Describe River of Thieves using only 5 words.
Clayton: Idiots on a questionable mission.
TQ: What inspired you to write River of Thieves?
Clayton: That's a whole can of worms, but in short, I wanted to poke a little fun at the world, fantasy tropes, and certain ideas.
TQ: Please tell us about the cover for River of Thieves.
Clayton: The cover was done by Shayne Leighton.
TQ: In River of Thieves who was the easiest character to write and why? The hardest and why?
Clayton: Nenn. The book is from her point of view. Hardest was probably Cord. It's difficult to maintain that level of insanity without having him look incompetent.
TQ: Does River of Thieves touch on any social issues?
Clayton: A whole bushel of 'em.
TQ: Give us one or two of your favorite non-spoilery quotes from River of Thieves.
Clayton:
"We were the worst kind of people. For the best reasons. We understood that, even if no one else did."
"As corpses go, Cord proved a constant thorn in my side."
TQ: What's next?
Clayton: Currently working on the sequel, pieces for three anthologies, and have a novel due for release in October 2020.
TQ: Thank you for joining us at The Qwillery.
Clayton: Thank you for giving your time!
River of Thieves
Thieves' Lyric 1
April 2019
Kindle eBook and Trade Paperback, 324 pages
Thieves' Lyric 1
April 2019
Kindle eBook and Trade Paperback, 324 pages
We were the worst kind of people. For the best reasons.
After a robbery gone horribly wrong, cursed thief Cord broadens his horizons and plans to execute the heist of a lifetime. With fellow thief and knife connoisseur Nenn in tow, the two build their ragtag crew to target the heart of the kingdom - Midian, the seat of tyrant King Anaxos Mane. As treachery, horrifying creatures of nightmare, and opposition bar their path at every turn, the gang must depend on skill - intellectual, martial, and magical - to deliver them an endless summer and keep them free from the clutches of evil despotism. If they don't sh*t the bed first.
About Clayton
Born in Michigan and moved to North Dakota, he's a full-time dabbler and part-time author, pursuing his dream of writing. He's been published in several small magazines, and maintains a blog, Nod.
In his free time, he yells at clouds and accidentally gets nominated for awards.
Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter @claytonsnyder2
In his free time, he yells at clouds and accidentally gets nominated for awards.
Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter @claytonsnyder2
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