Thursday, August 29, 2019

History of: In the Company of Elves



The history of my book, In the Company of Elves. Where do I start. Well, I guess I'll start at the beginning when the story was just written in a spiral notebook. At first it was just notes, later in 2003 I started putting the story together into a word document. I was inspired by fantasy books such as, Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit, the Shanara Chronicles and other fantasy books I've read throughout my life.



 I do want to mention that Alice in Wonderland and Wizard of Oz also played a part in my inspiration. Originally, when I was working on the story, I was uncertain about the title. I didn't know what to call it. I played with various titles. Agartha, Melissa's Journey, The Elves of Agartha and In the Company of Elves. I chose the the last one on the  list. 
 At first, I decided to make this book as a novelette, however in 2011 I changed my mind and during the time I was re-writing it, I added a few more chapters.
The original copy was 120 pages. Revised version is close to 200 pages. 

2009

2018
(the eBook was published in 2017)

Despite of going through writers block back in 2006 through early 2008, I was able to overcome it, but writer's block did set me back a bit. I finally completed re-writing In the Company of Elves and published it in 2018.

What I would want to see:
Since, In the Company of Elves is a juvenile/young adult book, I would love to see this in my local bookstores or anywhere Indie books are sold.




Here are some bookstores where you can find this book:
5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste 30A-B
Riverside, CA 92507
17.1 mi
514 South Smith Avenue B113
Corona, CA 92882
26 mi
Tustin, CA 92780
37.2 mi
1200 S Coast Hwy # 105
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
37.8 mi
Irvine, CA 92612
39.4 mi

3729 E Foothill Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91107
58.7 mi

514 South Smith Avenue B113
Corona, CA 92882
20.9 mi
Los Angeles Int'l - Hudson News
Carson, CA 90746
22.3 mi
2850 Artesia Blvd Ste 101
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
28 mi
300 S Santa Fe Ave Ste M
Los Angeles, CA 90013

4331 Degnan Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90008
31.4 mi

If you want a paperback copy, you can order it from Amazon or Barnes &Noble. However, if you live in the area where any of these bookstores reside, please feel free to visit and ask them about the book.

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