David Weir asked David Estes:

What inspired you to write your book?

David Estes Hi David, thanks for the question! I've written a bunch of books/series, so I'll answer for my current series, The Fatemarked Epic. The answer goes back a lot of years, to when I was nine years old and discovering Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. By the time I was a young teen I'd literally read the covers off my books. Twenty years later, when I realized I had a career as a SciFi/Fantasy writer, I avoided the epic fantasy genre because I felt I could never live up to the amazingness that was JRR Tolkien. In fact, I wrote more than 20 books in OTHER genres before I gained the confidence to tackle the one I loved the most. On January 1st, 2016, a month after my son was born, I started planning and writing The Fatemarked Epic, which now stands complete (book five, Lifemarked, available for preorder) at almost a million words across five books. With numerous characters and plotlines, I can truly say I'm proud of it, and believe it lives up to the epic fantasy genre. Hopefully Tolkien would like what I've written too!

Thanks for the question! As a small token of my thanks for your support, can I interest you in a pair of signed Fatemarked bookmarks? If so, send me a direct message with your mailing name and address and I'll drop them in the mail. Happy reading!

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