Candace
    Gender: Female
    Location: Alabama
    Relationship: Married
    Orientation: Straight
    Children: Not for Me
    Body Type: Athletic
    Religion: Mind Your Own Business
    Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
    About Me: I'm an award winning author of fantasy, science fiction and paranormal books. I am also the senior woman on the US Kung Fu Team and exhibited in China in late 2000.
    Music: Pretty eclectic...although I really like New Age, airy tunes that are relaxing. While working on a new manuscript, I often listen to music that inspires me. I listened to the theme music from Independence Day for my latest novel.

    I also like some opera and classical piano pieces.
    Movies: Pride and Prejudice
    The Last Starfighter
    Lady Hawk
    Much Ado About Nothing
    A Midsummer's Night Dream
    Any Robin Hood redo


    TV: Loved the old Due South series

    The now defunct BBC Robin Hood series featuring Michael Praed as Robin

    Any History Channel documentary that helps my research
    Books: Any paranormal title that helps me in my writing or gives me ideas about how to depict fantasy creatures.
    Likes: Animals (really love dogs and cats and horses)

    People who can keep a secret

    Anyone who can let others have their opinion

    Anyone who dreams of and believes in something when common sense tells most folks not to
    Dislikes: Liars (not the white lie, I-don't-want-to-hurt-your-feelings people). I'm talking about folks who'd lie to get others in trouble, for retaliation, or to cause trouble so they won't be miserable alone!

    People who complain but don't offer solutions, insisting that 'somebody should do something' instead of taking a first step toward a solution themselves

    Hobbies: Weight Training

    Gardening

    Collecting Minerals

    Collecting Fantasy Figurines

    Collecting Research Books on mythology, legends or paranormal subjects (especially love Celtic themes)
    Vices: I eat way too much chocolate (if there 'is' such a thing)

    Taking up for people who can't be bothered to take up for themselves*
    Virtues: *I take up for people who are unable to take up for themselves; often to my misfortune
    Heroes: Abraham Lincoln
    Madam Curie
    Einstein
    Susan B. Anthony

    (okay, there're some hunks on the list):

    Gerard Butler
    Matthew MacFadyen
    Ralf Moeller
    Hugh Jackman
    Brendan Fraser
    Mel Brooks (not a hunk, but really 'hip')

    All Irish men and women

    Hello Everyone!

    Friday, February 8, 2008, 9:58 PM [General]

    Hello All!!

     

    I'm not much at blogging, so I'll give this a try...

    My name is Candace Sams. I write fantasy, fiction novels that involve all kinds of legendary creatures.

    The photo I've chosen to represent me is the cover of my first title (released originally in 2002 and still available), called Gryphon's Quest.

    This book obviously has something to do with gryphons (pronounced 'griffon' - though I hardly think folks on this list would need a phonetic guide ). Gryphon's Quest is the first title in the Tales of The Order series. The series outlines how mythic creatures live and hide in our contemporary world.

    The Tales of The Order

    Gryphon's Quest (about a man who can shapeshift into a gryphon)

    The Gazing Globe  (about a New England farmer who learns that he's a fairy)

    Stone Heart (about a stone gargoyle coming to life)

    Goblin Moon (the problems encountered by the last of the goblins on Earth)

    The Craftsman (how the Order of mythical creatures is almost destroyed by greed - to be released soon)

    Satyr (coming soon)

    Keeper of The Loch (coming soon)

     

     All these titles are published by Cerridwen Press, www.cerridwenpress.com

    If all this sounds like blatant promotionalism...it is...I won't deny it . But this is who I am and have been for about the last eleven years or so. I love writing fantasies, though I don't expect them to be for everyone. You have to have a spark of the fae in you to want to read some of this stuff. But I write what I do because I love the subject matter. I never said I was good at it - but maybe someday I'll hit a best seller list somewhere. I'll be putting some ads in Faerie Magazine sooner or later, so be looking for me there.

    If you'd like to chat, I'm almost always at my desk. You can send me email through my site at www.candacesams.com .  

    Cheers all, Merry Meet...Merry Part and Merry Meet again!!!   

     

     

     

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