Today I have an interview with another of the wonderful authors who have a book listed on the Awesome Indies site. Christina Mercer writes fiction for children and young adults. Her varied interests prompted her to study creative writing, earn her official degree in Accounting, acquire a certificate in Herbal Studies, and learn beekeeping. She took Writer’s Best in Show at the 2012 SCBWI CA North/Central Regional Conference and was a semi-finalist in the 2010 Amazon Breakout Novel Award Contest. She enjoys life in the Sierra foothills with her husband, two sons, four dogs, and about 100,000 honeybees. Honeybees? Mmm, interesting, but not quite as crazy as my wallabies, echidnas and lyrebirds.  Tell me about your book. What is it about and why should I read it? ARROW OF THE MIST is a Middle Grade/Young Adult “Tween” Fantasy where terror strikes the Celtic inspired kingdom of Nemetona when barbed roots breach the land and poison woodsmen, including 15-year-old Lia’s beloved father. … [Read more...]