An interview with Antoine Bandele, fantasy author
Check out all of Antoine Bandele’s awesome fantasy novels on Amazon.
TJ Young & the Orishas comes out June 19!
Thanks for doing an interview! To start things off, tell us a little about yourself, how you got into writing and audio / voice work, and what kind of things you like to do.
Like most writers, I got into it because I couldn’t find the book I wanted to read so I wrote them myself. But for audio engineering, I did that purely, and unceremoniously, because of practicality. My primary job (YouTube) has me editing all the time and audio felt like a natural segue as a service I could provide for other Indies. Outside of writing and editing I like to game, mostly Hearthstone and Playstation games (I’m quite obsessed with Persona 5: Royal right now).
You’ve written a lot of content in a short amount of time. What’s your secret? What tips do you have for new authors?
I definitely don’t feel like I’ve written enough. Every time someone tells me I write a lot I think back on the days I missed writing sessions or release days and goals I’ve missed. Then I turn to author groups where folks are releasing five-six books a year and I’ve only put out that many in three. So my tip is… do everything I don’t. LOL, follow folks like Mark Dawson or Lindsey Buroker.
Read the full text of the interview here!
Some of the coolest fantasy art out there! Click the image for more!