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Book One
The Curse of the Neverland is now available on Kindle! Regularly priced at $7.97 it can be downloaded FREE Sunday Dec. 5th through Thursday, December […]
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Over the course of the last 10 days, I’ve had several conversations that have added up to a new possible twist for Piper Pan and Her Merry Band. A reviewer, a mentor, and a friend all told me (or implied) that these books are not really children’s books. One argued that the dark emotional tone […]
In fiction as in life, change (plot action) is often driven by pain. In children’s fiction, the child herself is in pain and/or she is trying to lift someone else’s pain. Pain comes in many forms. Neglect is a common one: it sometimes doesn’t look so bad, but beneath the surface, the […] I’ve been exploring the different ways authors create suspense; ways they grab a reader’s attention and hold it throughout the telling of their tale. So far I’ve brought you examples of action and adventure, mystique and intrigue—today I’ve got a beautiful example of connection and conflict. In this case, connection and conflict […] Paperback now available on Amazon
I’ve been exploring and sharing different ways authors engage their readers. Today let’s bring in mystique and intrigue. Fantasy is a genre perfectly situated for mystique and intrigue. Magical beings, other worlds, magical powers—they all have that unique draw that I’m calling “intrigue.” The Curse of the […] One of the details of my real life that influences my storytelling is a history of moving a lot as a child, and an exposure to cultures other than my own. I attended first grade at an American school in Kabul, Afghanistan (during a peaceful era), and I spent my senior year in high school […] Calling a book “fantasy” often evokes in the mind of the listener something like The Hobbit, Watership Down, The Dragons of Pern, or Star Wars—imaginary worlds populated with non-humans who have heroic adventures that may or may not be human-like. For some people, that’s a real turn-off. They prefer gritty reality. The truth is, “fantasy” […] |
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