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This is shaping up to be a busy fall for me–I’m going to be heading off for a short trip to France next month. We’ll be mainly in Paris and that area. If any of you have been there before, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Discussion
Probably one of the most exciting parts of the creative process is the very beginning. Finding a shiny new idea that’s calling to you. Dreaming up all the places you could go with it, the ways you could write it. … Continue reading
Hello blog readers! Can you recommend to me your favorite books/movies/TV shows involving time travel? Particularly time travelers who travel purposely through means under their control: as in Doctor Who and Diana Wynne Jones’ A Tale of Time City, for … Continue reading
You may remember a couple weeks back I talked about a kids writing workshop I’m running this month. I think it’s going really well and the kids are turning out some great stories, but I am finding that a few … Continue reading
I’m heading off in a couple of hours to teach a writing workshop at the local library. The class is going to span four Saturdays, and I’m hoping to take the kids all the way through the creative process, from … Continue reading
This question’s a two-parter: What is your favorite book to movie or book to TV show adaptation? I find that screen adaptations of books almost always fall short (often far short) of the book. If a movie sounds interesting and … Continue reading
There has been rather a large kerfuffle happening online about whether a “YA mafia” exists and whether your behavior online may affect your writing career down the road. The best sum-up I’ve come across is this one, at YA Highway, … Continue reading
When I was a kid and a younger teen, my friends and I played a whole lot of games that were really about fortune telling. I think our first favorite was the paper fortune teller: We made it and played … Continue reading
Ways in which writing a sequel is easier than writing a standalone/first book: -I already know the characters (well, the ones that are returning; there are new ones too) and generally what they want and how they will act in … Continue reading
I’ve been re-reading Watership Down this week, because it resonates somewhat with my current project, which isn’t something I do a whole lot. Re-read that is. There are so many new books I want to check out that it’s hard … Continue reading