Author Archives: DGSandru

About DGSandru

Dumitru "D.G." Sandru is an artist, composer, and author. He paints in the classical, surreal, and modern styles and most of the music Dumitru composes is of the New Age flavor. As an author, he prefers to write science fiction, paranormal, and young adult fantasy novels, such as Arboregal: The Lorn Tree. Dumitru resides in California with his wife. They have one grown-up daughter and one grandson, with a second one on the way.

Arboregal is Number 1 on Amazon Kindle

Posted on May 15, 2012 by DGSandru

Thanks to all of you, it is good to be number one on Amazon Kindle, Children’s Books-> Science Fiction Category. It happened on May 12 and 13, one day after my birthday, thanks all for the gift

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The simplest explanation on how to write a story

Posted on March 19, 2012 by DGSandru

Every story is made of six elements. They are: Where, When, Who, What, How, and Why. No, I’m not trying to be funny, but this is all there is. Let’s look at each. WHERE. It designates the location. The story … Continue reading →

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The Lorn Tree model

Posted on January 30, 2012 by DGSandru

“Arboregal, the Lorn Tree” story takes place in a giant tree. To write a more realistic story about this unusual setting I had, and have as I’m writing the Cascade Tree imagine myself in a tree. That should be easy, … Continue reading →

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How big is the Lorn Tree?

Posted on December 11, 2011 by DGSandru

The Lorn Tree is described to be a giant tree, as big as a mountain. Bigger than the tree in Avatar, the movie? Yes. Did I get the idea about a giant tree from Avatar? Not at all. I wrote … Continue reading →

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How the story for “Arboregal, the Lorn Tree” started

Posted on December 2, 2011 by DGSandru

Once upon a time, when I was a kid, back in the last millennium, Christmas was a magic time, and the Christmas tree occupied a special place in our home. My dad always brought home the largest noble fir that … Continue reading →

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Book Trailers and how to develop one

Posted on November 6, 2011 by DGSandru

Books can be advertised through trailers just like movies. But, can a book trailer help with the sales of the book? It sure can. For my book “Arboregal, the Lorn Tree” http://arboregal.com  I developed the following book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/embed/T9IHGneomBY  Question … Continue reading →

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