In 2010, Tera’s dream came true. From the time she was a little girl in the farming state of Indiana, Tera immersed herself in books. She would much rather dream of faraway places and magical stories than spend time watching corn grown and cows feed. So Tera studied hard, worked tirelessly and held “evil” jobs as she plotted how she could be the heroine of her own story and make her dreams come true.
Then along in 2005 came an odd knight in shining armor from Georgia called, Samhain Publishing, a little known small ebook/print press with the big dreams of Lady Christina Brashear on his shoulders and girding his loins. Knight Samhain faced the fire-breathing dragons attacking the publishing world and began slaying a path of success through the carnage of a shriveling market and unstable economy. From sexy to suspenseful, Knight Samhain championed all genres of fiction with its talented crew of professionals and emerged as a knight to be reckoned with amid the exploding next generation of publishing gurus. Knight Samhain saw the merit in Tera’s talent and brought her on board to be a full-time acquiring editor, making her dreams come true.
Now, Tera with Knight Samhain’s powerful sword on her side, toils her way through mountains of manuscripts on a quest to find and polish the hidden gems of stories that will appeal to the voracious people of the realm and reveal the wonders of their lives. She works tirelessly through a morass of grammatical nightmares and ill plots to bring out the gold. In this way, Tera makes author’s dreams come true as the stories of their hearts are published for all to read.
In all seriousness, the underlying truths to the tale above are real. Tera is a great and fun editor who makes authors’ dreams come true in acquiring books to be published. She works for Samhian Publishing in Macon, Georgia, a small press which was founded in 2005 by Christina Brashear. With the exploding ebook market at its core, this company has grown by leaps and bounds, ever expanding its distribution, marketing and print strategies.
Novels Alive TV had the pleasure of interviewing Tera at an RT Booklovers Convention. She shares with us about her job at Samhain and what she is looking for. So whether your interest is in publishing your stories or in finding new stories to read, you don’t want to miss this video. You can find out more about Tera on her blog, or follow her on Twitter @TeraK. Also go to Samhainpublishing.com and learn about this phenomenal young company.
Written by: Staff Writer, Jennifer St. Giles
