Hi everyone,
I have something new for you today that I think you’re really going to like.
I not only have an author of a YA science fiction book to introduce today, but the author is an 8th grader!!
Isn’t that awesome!!
Please meet Tejas…
Tejas Mathai
I was born in Turlock, California in 2005 and currently live with my younger brother Mihir and parents in Modesto, California. Currently, I am in 8th grade at Prescott Middle School. Some of my extracurricular activities include karate, playing the piano, swimming, and riding horses. My passion for writing started when I was in second grade. When we were younger, my brother and I would use toys and Lego minifigures to act out and enhance the stories from movies and books we enjoyed. These stories made an impression on me and I wanted to capture and save them in written form, thus I began to write. My initial writings were short stories made up of two chapters, about a paragraph each with illustrations. After I had continued to write more and gained a better grasp of vocabulary, I made the first draft of my debut book, Infinity: The Secret of the Diamonds.
It took me four years to perfect the final draft of this book. This book is about an 18-year-old adolescent named Jack who lives in New York City with his father and uncle. His father and uncle are inventors and astronomers. When his father invents an interdimensional rift machine, Jack notices that his dad starts exhibiting strange behaviors. A set of circumstances lead Jack to meet the Infinity Corps, a galactic special ops team which protects the five Infinity diamonds that created the galaxy. Conflict arises when an evil warlord comes to the city in search for the diamonds, and Jack, his family, and the Corps must protect the diamonds and the city. I drew inspiration for this book from Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Pirates of the Caribbean, and astronomy concepts. This is the first of a 6 book series under the Infinity title. I hope to inspire others to follow their dreams and passions, for they may never know where it will lead to. All proceeds from the book sales will go to a children’s hospital. I wish all future authors the best of luck!
If you’d like to purchase this book, see the below links for either Amazon or Barnes & Noble
Purchase Links
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1791832229
Barnes & Noble
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/infinity-tejas-mathai/1130131370
Social Media Links
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Tejas-Mathai-323700431805576/?ti=as
Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/tejas-mathai-846330177
Amazon Author Page https://amazon.com/author/tejasmathai
To Read a Review of this book
https://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2019/01/infinity-the-secret-of-the-diamonds-by-tejas-mathai/
Thank you, Tejas, for joining us today!
And thank you, everyone, for taking the time to read this blog.
Please leave a comment for Tejas to encourage him in his author journey.
And of course, share with your friends, family members, and fellow bloggers so everyone has an opportunity to read about Tejas.
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Fabulous!
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Thank you, Patty!
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Oh! Wow! My pleasure. I don’t know if the young man who you are helping to represent, or get the word out about, can read this, but if they need any help marketing that in anyway, I’m there, and because it is a charity, no charge. Just send him my contact info. Happy to do that. Of course I would have to talk with parents, but yes absolutely on board with that. That is nice! Young man is going to go far. Gives me hope for the future.
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Yes, his mother is monitoring the blog for comments and can make those marketing decisions with him. Thank you, Patty!
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Thank you Patty, yes we hope that he can encourage,inspire everyone to follow their dreams and passions. Feel free to connect with me or through his FB or LinkedIn account. Take care, Jas (Tejas’ mom)
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This is excellent to see young people doing the work it takes to get a book ready for publication!
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Thank you, Becky, for stopping by to read my blog and leave such a wonderful comment!
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My pleasure, Wanda!
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Thank you Becky, I will be conveying all the encouraging feedbacks to Tejas. Regards, Jasdeep ( Tejas’ mom)
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How wonderful to see a young person complete a novel. That sort of dedication and perseverance will serve him well. I wish him all the best!!
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Thank you for stopping in today to read my blog and leave such an encouraging comment!!
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Thank you Darlene. Regards, Jasdeep ( Tejas’ mom).
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Congratulations Tejas – I hope you really enjoy your journey as a published author:)
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Wonderful to see you here, Sarah! Thank you for popping in and leaving a great comment for our young author!
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It’s a huge achievement:))
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It truly is! Not many adults actually follow through with this dream.
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Thank you for you well wishes, Jasdeep ( Tejas’ mom)
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