| What is your favorite snack to eat while reading? |
| Chex Mix, but I’m not picky |
| What is your favorite pastime? |
| Playing Warhammer 40k |
| Do you have a secret talent? |
| Painting miniatures |
| What are your favorite books to read? |
| The Expeditionary Force series |
| What authors inspire you? |
| Craig Alanson, Dan Abbnett, Dan Wells |
| What genre do you primarily write? |
| Sci-fi and Fantasy |
| What inspired you to start writing? |
| My 8th grade creative writing class. |
| When do you write? |
| Whenever I can squeeze it in |
| Do you consider yourself a Plotter or a Panster? |
| Something in the middle |
| How do you go about world building for your writing? |
| I love to find obscure parts of history and people’s that have been mostly forgotten and then spin it into my stories. |
| What is your writing routine? |
| Currently, I write when I have time. Not much of a routine to it. |
| What is the most rewarding part of writing for you? |
| I love when the story starts really coming together and it starts to flow. |
| What’s your favorite part about being an author? |
| I love sharing my stories with people |
| How have your life experiences shaped your writing? |
| A lot of my experience is layered into my stories, especially the characters. |
| Who is your favorite character in your short story? |
| In this story, it’s actually the villian. |
| What are you most excited about with being part of this anthology? |
| This was a really fun prompt that has led to some amazing stories. It’s an honor to be a part of this group. |
| How did you come up with the idea for your short story? |
| This one has been a story that’s been on my list of ideas for a while, but it’s never fit a prompt until now. |
| Is your story in the anthology a standalone short, or is it part of a series? |
| It’s a stand alone short story. |
| Do you have other books out that you’d like to let readers know about? |
| I have the Roots of Conviction Trilogy and the Officers of Tomorrow series that are both available now. |
| Any final things you want readers to know? |
| If you enjoy this story, you can get access to another free short story when you sign up for my newsletter at http://www.tylertarter.com |
You can find out more about Tyler and his latest work at www.tylertarter.com
