Blog Tour: Win a digital #giveaway of Copied by S.M. Anderson

With us today is S.M. Anderson, who’s stopping by on her blog tour for a short Q&A about her book, Copied, and a digital giveaway!
Here’s the book blurb about Copied:

This scene was the premise behind Copied and at one point was part of a prologue. The prologue was eventually axed, but I hope reconstruct it as a novella length prequel sometime in the future.

What was your favorite scene to write?

The awkward kissing scene. This is a little embarrassing to admit, but some of it was based off of personal experience. I also enjoyed the final fight scene after I took the time to act it out. Before then it was just a headache.

If you could have lunch with any author or character, who would it be and where would you go?

Hmm this is a rather difficult one. I think I would prefer a character over an author, just because I’d be afraid of falling into total fan mode, my normal self is awkward enough. I’d probably want to meet Harimad sol from the Blue Sword, eat traditional Damarian food at the palace, and go for a ride on a bridle-less horse. And for course since this is fantasy, I’d be awesome at it.

What book most influenced your life?

My intention is not to go into religion here, but the book that has most influenced my life is the Book of Mormon.  I struggle with dyslexia and when I was in elementary school reading was very difficult for me—almost physically painful. Now I want to pause and thank all my elementary teachers who took the time to read to me. I was so starved for stories that I savored every minute they read out loud. I would even borrow my mom’s audio books and listen to them alone in my room just to satisfy my need for stories.

In Junior high I decided to read the Book of Mormon, a severe undertaking for a kid who had never finished a book (aside from the picture ones) on her own. I was probably at a 3^rd grade reading level when I started, maybe a 4^th.  I was that kid who would refuse to read aloud because if I did the other kids would make fun of me as I stumbled over every other word.

Anyway, it took two years and when I was finished I could read anything. Even adult books. I was like a person who hikes a hill after climbing a mountain. The first book I read after that was the Blue Sword. I went on to read books by; Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, Louis L’amour, and many more. 

Have you always wanted to be a writer?

Ha, no way. In college I actually avoided English like it was the plague and if I found out that professor tested via essays and another via multiple choice, I would drop the first class and switch to the second.

Plus, my first draft of Copied looks like it was written by an eighth grader and that’s being generous.

How long did it take to write Copied?

Four years to contract.

What does it take to become an author?

Work.

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