Writing requires a surprising mix of creativity, endurance, and courage. It presents moments both of extreme challenge and of unbelievable elation. I hope these articles can help you with your own writing journey.
It can be hard to cut scenes. This is how I get through it.
As a writer, the request to describe your main character should be super easy, shouldn’t it? Not for me.
This thought started with a presentation to a bunch of fifth graders and was finished off by late night fever dreams. What do you think? Am I right?
Have you ever wished a movie was bad? In this case, I would have preferred it to what happened.
My Next Big Thing blog entry… Also known as “questions about Dragon Run”
What does a new author need most? Reviews. I could use your help on this one!
Signing autographs is always fun, and talking to kids about Dragon Run raises the fun even higher, but this… this took me to a place I never expected. Wow.
Here’s an interview I did about writing in general and writing Dragon Run, in particular.
According to the Scholastic Book Clubs blog, Dragon Run was ranked #2 in Middle Grade novel sales for February – right behind The Underdogs, by Mike Lupica.
Hey everyone, I’m starting to do appearances at book fairs and schools. Lawton Elementary is on 2/6, with lots more to come. If I’m not at your school, and you’d like me to be, just drop me a line!
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