Clinton D. Harding - Fantasy Author

Author of young adult fantasy and science fiction

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The Craft | Genesis… No… not you, Phil

August 5, 2014 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Inspiration streaks across an author’s mind like a shooting star. Sudden. There and gone. Sometimes you make the wish and then the falling piece of space debris is gone. Other times, if you’re lucky, you grab that piece of inspiration by the tail, yank yourself on it, and ride that bucking sucker to a fully […]

Filed Under: The Craft Tagged With: Drive, Gavin Rossdale, Inspiration, Our Monsters, Our Monsters Chronicles, Shooting Stars

Writing | Scene Discovery

November 7, 2012 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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I am a planner. Before I start writing a novel on page one I decide the specific details of the world my characters will live in, the rules of the magic system, how many books will be in the series (unless its a sole entry), the directions of the story arches, who are the characters, […]

Filed Under: The Craft Tagged With: Inspiration, Pantsing, Plotting, Storytelling, Writing

Inspiration and Hope from N.K. Jemisin

February 10, 2012 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Anyone who stumbles through here should click here. Yes, go ahead. Author N.K. Jemisin–who wrote the “Inheritance Trilogy” books–crafted a beautiful  essay. I won’t go into the details but to put simply, she writes about dreaming and succeeding when people want to pull you down and kick you in the ribs. She writes about finding […]

Filed Under: Articles, The Craft Tagged With: Culture, Fantasy, Inspiration, Jemisin, Myths

Boys and Reading: I relate

January 25, 2012 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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As a kid and teen, I hated reading. I am not ashamed of this fact, it’s truth. Today I read anything I can get my hands on, mostly fantasy of a sort. However, when I was younger I couldn’t find stories that compelled me to read. When I got older (read high school age) I […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Boys fiction, Inspiration, Reading

Why I Write Fiction for Children and Young Adults

July 25, 2011 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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My main audience is children and young adults, at least they have been for the last three or so novels I’ve written. I like writing about children and teenagers going on radical adventures, having to grow up through extraordinary circumstances. In these stories, sometimes even the rottenest youngster can be redeemed, because they have not […]

Filed Under: My Articles, The Craft Tagged With: Inspiration, Writing, Young adult

Free Short Stories from Clint

Merit Badges – a short story from the Our Monsters series

Three high school teens in the woods on a Friday night… some beers… skaters with a grudge… what could go wrong? Add in a couple of genetically created … Read More...

That Little Girl

A dark short story about one man’s oversight concerning his death.  Since dying was just not part of his daily routine, the man just went on with his … Read More...

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Clinton's Bookshelf: Currently-Reading

Kinslayer
Kinslayer
by Jay Kristoff
Knife of Dreams
Knife of Dreams
by Robert Jordan

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What have I recently read?

Clinton's Bookshelf: Recently Read

Steelheart
5 of 5 stars
Steelheart
by Brandon Sanderson
The King's Blood
5 of 5 stars
The King's Blood
by Daniel Abraham
The Last Stormdancer
5 of 5 stars
The Last Stormdancer
by Jay Kristoff
All Our Yesterdays
5 of 5 stars
All Our Yesterdays
by Cristin Terrill
The Fall of Five
4 of 5 stars
The Fall of Five
by Pittacus Lore

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