The Nevada Author Network welcomes Teresa Breeden to the microphone.
Teresa (pen name: Tori Briar) is a poet/writer who finds her inspiration when writing for her family. A proud Loyola Marymount Lion, she graduated with her English degree (writing emphasis) and a passion to create art, whether it be with words in the heart of a poem, with ink on paper, or with watercolors and sketches of monsters.
When her daughter was born, she wanted to share her love of reading, so Teresa started paying more attention to available novels. Her favorite genre is fantasy, but she found that there were relatively few fantasy books with female protagonists. That’s when she set out to write her first novel.
Her passion and creativity led her to being awarded the Nevada Arts Council Fellowship for Literature, and she has published over sixty poems.
Her book, Falling, was published under her pen name, Tori Briar. In her words, Falling “is the story of high school sophomore Kallie, an introvert with a mean round kick, who has survived the reoccurring violence of a family curse only by faithfully following rules she must now break to stay alive; and Adlai, a powerful but lonely vampire who tends to break his toys. As their paths continue to cross, Kallie must decide how far she’s willing to bend her rules to survive and figure out whether Adlai is the hero who seems to show up when she most needs help, or the most dangerous villain she’s ever faced.”
Teresa joins us to discuss her journey and inspirations.
You can find Teresa through her website at http://www.toribriar.com/
Her social media sites include Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter/X.
You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.org/
You can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
