It’s author Jay Erickson on the blog this time. He is the author of the Blood Wizard Chronicles. You can visit him at his website http://www.authorjayerickson.com/

1) Tell us a bit about yourself.

I grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago where the houses are so close that you can reach out and touch both of them at once. Those suburbs are an eclectic mixing pot of cultures, religions, and poverty levels. I think such variety gave me a strong understanding conflict and identity at a very you...