I have the third, and presumably the last, book in my first epic fantasy series, Astar’s Blade. How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have? I put that experience in the first chapter of the first book. For example, my father once had a seizure in front of me and it was the scariest thing I ever experienced. But the things they experience, and express, are often based on real events in my life. I do not so much model the characters themselves after anything in real life, as they are purely fictional. How often do you base your characters on real people? Ride hot air balloons, write books, and do other things and have other experiences while I still can. As a result of those words, I try not to put things off and try to make progress as much as possible every given day I have. That conversation alone, so long ago, gave me a finer appreciation for life, knowing that the clock was ticking. When I asked her why he had to die, she told me we all die. I thought only unlucky people died by accident. When I was four years old, my mother told me that my grandfather had just died of a blood clot. What was an early experience where you learned that language had power? Joe currently lives in Aiken, SC, with his family. As a musician and prolific songwriter, he has written over 100 songs, a book of Poetry entitled Poetry is Cool, and the first book of the Astar’s Blade series: The Provenance. In is his first fictional epic fantasy series, Astar’s Blade, Joe creates a world some have called “wonderfully epic with great texturing and grand scope worldbuilding.” Joe has a master’s degree in business administration, a former Military Intelligence School graduate, and is a US Army veteran. He grew up creating monsters and characters for his stories and home-grown comic books. Joe Lyon was born in Springfield, Ohio, on May 13, 1965.

The Provenance by Joe Lyon