I also have an absolutely fantastic beta reader team. They read a revised, but still not final, version of the novel. Their feedback makes the final version deeper and more polished. I can’t thank these people enough: Author Danielle Ancona; Rebecca Ann; Becky Brickman; Denise Campbell; Kim Decker; Brenda Elliott; Caroline Hannam; Lisa Henson, Capital Editing Services; C.M. Irving; R. Mark Jones; Katie Lee; Stephanie Lynn; Tracy Magouirk; Madysun Meschino; Becki Norris; robin; Sarah Dooley Rothman; Marjorie S.; Michelle Sundholm; and Nikki Tuggy. If I could invite you all to eat wonderful food and dance to bad music at an Anyari Day celebration, I would!
There are all sorts of unique names in fantasy novels, and I’ve asked newsletter readers and social media followers to contribute their name ideas for my books. Many of the character and location names in The Frost Eater came from their suggestions! Here are the contributors, with the names they suggested in parentheses: Abigail Swire (Cage), Ana Anderson (Zeisha, Kamina, Lerenor, & Cerinus), Beth Harris (Cruine), Cheryl (Onna), Jamie Brown (Isle, changed spelling to Isla), Julie Simmons (Fayla, changed to Faylie), Kristina Adams (Zef, Eira, and Taima), Marie-Eve Mailhot (Evie), Melissa (Wallace, changed spelling to Wallis), Patrice Einsel (Jushua, changed to Jushuen), Peter W. Bailey (Thar), Ruth Barnett (Ruli), and Shelia Kieser (Kadish). The name Sharai comes from Ezra, a book of the Bible. And if you can figure out where the name Osmius comes from, kudos to you!
Andrew Hall is a talented photographer, and a photo in his post-apocalyptic series inspired the scene with the “Why?” graffiti on an old chapel. Follow Andrew on Twitter at @andhphoto.
My sister, Becki Norris, gave me a seed of an idea that turned into Faylie’s subplot. Thank you, Becki!
Thank you to my ARC readers for finding last-minute errors and to Victoria Hearne, for proofing it just before publication!
Mariah Sinclair (mariahsinclair.com and thecovervault.com), people love this cover. Thank you!
Thank you to BMR Williams creating the map!
Twitter is the primary way I stay connected to other writers. Thank you to the incredible #WritingCommunity, especially my friends in the Hugs4Pups/Inappropriate Acres group and my #Syn7 crew! You’ve given me countless laughs and so much encouragement.
Thank you to God, who is with me every moment.
And readers, thank you for picking up this book! I love writing, and you make it all worthwhile.
-Carol Beth Anderson
Leander, Texas
2020
About the Author
Carol Beth Anderson is a native of Arizona and now lives in Leander, TX, outside Austin. She has a husband, two kids, a miniature schnauzer, and more fish than anyone knows what to do with. Besides writing, she loves baking sourdough bread, knitting, eating cookies-and-cream ice cream, and spending way too much time on Twitter.
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