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Last week, I started talking about the elements of a story idea I need before I can actually write a book, the first being a character with an arc. As I noted there, the character isn’t enough, of course. I … Continue reading
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Want to get your hands on The Way We Fall right now? Well, you can — just head over to Australia! Fellow Adams Literary and Hyperion author Amie Kaufman gave me a heads up this morning that she’d spotted The … Continue reading
The symptoms of the disease that threatens my characters in The Way We Fall are listed right on the book jacket description: It starts with an itch you just can’t shake. Then comes a fever and a tickle in your … Continue reading
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about new ideas, and how to tell whether a given idea is “ripe” and ready to be written. It’s been a while since I’ve gotten to play with something completely new–I spent this year … Continue reading
I have always been what you would call “shy.” I feel nervous meeting new people (even online!) and a little awkward in most social situations. But I’ve always tried not to let that stand in my way, especially when it … Continue reading
It’s exactly 50 days before The Way We Fall is finally released, and I am very excited to share with you the official book trailer, written by me and produced by the very excellent video people at Hyperion! The most … Continue reading
First, I wanted to remind all you southern Ontario folks that I’ll be appearing at Oshawa’s DarkLit Fest tomorrow (Saturday). Full event details here. I’ll be doing a brief reading from The Way We Fall at 1:15pm, and taking part … Continue reading
I think a lot of people have this image of the standard artistic type person. Scatter-brained, whimsical, capricious. “Practical” and “orderly” are not words generally associated with creativity. So maybe that’s why when I’m talking to people who know I’m … Continue reading
The unicorn says, “Real magic can never be made by offering up someone else’s liver. You must tear out your own, and not expect to get it back.” Replace “magic” with “art”, and I think it’s equally true. (This book … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving to my US friends and blog readers! Though up here in Canada we had our Thanksgiving last month, lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the things I’m thankful for. As I said to a friend the other … Continue reading