Portals Virtual Tour by Maer Wilson

Hello everyone!

Today I am happy to introduce an author and friend of mine Maer Wilson! Please join me in celebrating her new release, Portals! First, an interview with Maer!

1. Why don’t we start this interview with the standard question: tell us a little about yourself.

First off, I’m grateful to you for having me on your blog, Rebecca. I’m a relatively new writer and only began writing books about three and a half years ago. I teach Theatre part time for a local college. I adore dragons and have a decent little collection. I also adore dogs and have two – a 13 year old chihuahua and a 6 year old poodle. The dogs eat more than the dragons…being alive and all.

2. When you’re not writing what do you like to do for fun?

For fun, I play online video games (like Star Wars and Guild Wars 2). I also read, watch movies and actually go outside to hike now and then.

3. What or who inspired you to be an author?

My characters. It all came from them. The names came first and I just knew who they were and what they did. They’ve been taking me on an awesome ride the last few years.

4. Who is your favorite character in any book/short story you have ever written?

That would have to be La Fi, who is one of my main characters. I think that she and Thulu are equally mains, but since it’s told first-person through La Fi’s eyes, she really is my special one.

5. Are your characters inspired by anyone you know?

Not usually. I think bits and pieces of people I know find their way into my characters, though. There is one exception. The closest character who is sort of based on a real person was done subconsciously. It’s kind of funny because I actually only realized that recently when I was talking to him about something from a few years ago. We both got a good laugh out of it.

6. Where do you find inspiration for your stories/novels?

Anywhere? Everywhere? The characters are the main inspiration and their stories come from their reactions to the situations I put them in.

7. Can you tell us a little about your current project?

I’m working on Magics, Book 3 of The Thulukan Chronicles. It takes place shortly after Portals ends and things are very unsettled with the return of magic to Earth. It’s tough to say much more about it than that without creating spoilers for both Portals and Magics.

Thanks again for letting me stop by. It was a fun interview!

Here is the blurb from Portals:

For supernatural detectives Thulu and La Fi, “normal” is a relative term. La Fi is a medium, Thulu is a finder, and their usual clients are already dead.

But when their friend Reo is shot, and a group of stranded angels show up at their house for help to find a missing child, things are striking too close to home.

And now the portals that let the magical races return to Earth have started opening on their own.

With trips off-world, a kidnapped psychic and changes to their own abilities, Thulu and La Fi are hit with a lot more than they usually handle. Of course, their magical friends are there to help, but even they may not be enough to save an increasingly unstable Earth.

Portals is the sequel to Relics and is Book 2 in The Thulukan Chronicles.

Here is an excerpt to Portals:

That night Parker had popped in to wake us at two in the morning to tell us our best friend, Reo, had been shot. The young ghost was distraught and panicked.

“They’re on the back porch! You have to go help.”

“Where is he?” I asked groggily, as I jumped out of bed.

Thulu was instantly awake beside me, although he didn’t seem any more alert than I did.

“Back porch.” Parker enunciated each word in slight exasperation. “Go, please!”

Thulu looked at me, and I told him what Parker had said. Thulu can read lips, but even with a night light the room was too dark.

Thulu threw off the sheet and we both ran from the room. I was briefly glad we’d been wearing PJs.

Heart pounding, I took a few precious seconds to check on our three year old son, Carter. His night light showed him blissfully unaware of anything. Whatever happy dreams he was having made him smile slightly in his sleep. I sighed in relief that he wasn’t having another of his nightmares.

Downstairs, Thulu had turned on the kitchen and porch lights. In spite of the panic moments before, none of the three people on the porch seemed frantic when I joined them.

Thulu looked relieved, Reo was on the floor, but seemed stoic, and Sloane knelt beside him, brow furrowed only slightly in concentration as he dealt with the wound.

My heart rate slowed down and my own fear started to slowly dissipate. My heart gradually dropped from my throat back to its accustomed place in my chest. Still my hands were shaking, and I felt the slight chill from outside. The porch was screened in, and the late August day had been hot, but the night brought a cool breeze that made its way along my arms.

The scent of flowers from the backyard didn’t quite mask the smell of the blood that pooled on the porch floor around Reo. Sloane, his partner and an elf, had already removed Reo’s jacket and shirt. A bullet lay on the floor, and I could see the shoulder wound was already healing and closing up. In a few moments, only the blood would remain as evidence that he’d been shot.

Reo’s face was white. The strain showed around his brown eyes and his handsome face had the sheen of sweat on it. His short brown hair that was usually spiked, lay damp and flat against his head, but he gave me a shaky smile.

“Bastard ruined my favorite jacket.”

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Maer's bio:

After a successful career being other people, and later teaching others the many tricks of that trade, Maer Wilson has decided to be herself for a while. Turns out she's a writer. She's always loved stories, especially fantasy, mystery and sci fi. Maer was born in the Year of the Dragon and has a dragon-themed room in her home, but sadly no dragons in the back yard. When she's not writing, Maer plays online video games, teaches college and reads. She also co-hosts the literary podcast, MythBehaving and writes for two gaming fansites. Maer lives in the high desert of Southern Nevada with her two dogs, a chihuahua and a poodle. Portals is Book 2 in The Thulukan Chronicles. You can find all books and novelettes in The Thulukan Chronicles at Amazon. You can visit Maer’s website at http://maerwilson.com/.

Links:

Website: http://maerwilson.com/

Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/Maer-Wilson/e/B00CDX29YW/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maer-Wilson-Author/149085628472833

Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/discover

Portals on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Portals-Book-Thulukan-Chronicles-Volume/dp/1494209039/