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Oz is a magical land powered by human dreams. It existed long before Dorothy, shaped by wars and conflicts. These struggles, triumphs, and failures are detailed in The Hidden History of Oz series. Book One: The Witch Queens is available, and Book Two: Crown of the Dreamer has just been published. You can find both on Amazon.com, in both paperback and Kindle versions. www.amazon.com/-/e/B008L0B082
For more about The Hidden History of Oz, visit hiddenhistoryofoz.wordpress.co….
Published at last
This week I received the printed proofs for my first novel, "The Hidden History of Oz, Book One: The Witch Queens". I approved them and clicked the magic button. The book is now available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon. (http://www.amazon.com/Tarl-Telford/e/B008L0B082/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1)
In this epic prequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, young sorceress Glinda and her friends battle the tyrannical Wicked Witches and learn the true cost and responsibility of freedom.
Pick up your copy today.
Let your dreams do the walking
Have you ever watched a movie where everything was up on the screen, looking beautiful and stunning, and then it finished and left you feeling just a little bit sad and empty inside? Me too.
Have you ever watched a movie that wasn't slick and polished, but it left your eyes wide with wonder at the end? Me too.
What is the difference? Imagination.
Film and books are two different mediums, and they should not be treated the same. Books let us get inside a character's thoughts, but they should still leave something to the imagination.
We all have stories that have set our eyes shining with possibility. I am to write those stories. I was insp
The Witch Queens of Oz
I just finished writing my first novel, The Witch Queens of Oz. This young adult novel serves as the first of several prequels to the novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum.
Set approximately 50 years before Dorothy arrived at the Emerald City, The Witch Queens of Oz follows two well-known characters in the Oz stories as they start their course that will define their lives and influence the entire future of Oz.
Long before Glinda was the most powerful sorceress in Oz - she was fifteen and rebellious.
Long before Oz was the Wizard, he was Oscar Zoroaster Diggs, a history buff and a ventriloquist from pre-Civil War Nebraska.
Influence Map
I'm coming to this party almost a year late. Still, it was an interesting exercise. As a writer first, my influences are more than just artists. My art influences definitely have an impact on my writing, and vice versa.
One image that just did not fit was some original sketches from Elfquest. I really enjoyed that series when I was younger. Looking at it now, there are definite artistic influences from Wendy Pini.
My influence map is full of things that have affected me in interesting ways. From the styles of art I enjoy, to the ways that I craft my stories, my works are a product of what I have seen and synthesized.
Interesting get-to-kn
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