Often on my site, in blog posts, I’ve talked about my rocky beginnings as a reader. By rocky I mean that when I was in grade school I didn’t want to read and would avoid reading at all cost. I preferred comic books and watching movies. This type of media consumption probably informed my writing […]
Musings | You are what you eat… er… read?
[Tries crawling out of a infinite, information murky black hole.] [The links have me by the ankle, pulling me deeper.] [Click us. Click. US. Say the links.] [One heavy booted kick to the Interest’s face…] [The internet spits me back out, offended by my bitter taste.] So… while fending off the tempting allure of links and […]
Musings | Skipping to the Last Page
Musings | Setting the Mood
I hate silence when writing. When I write I need noise. Nonsensical background noise is best. Classical music. A little techno. Film scores even. You can say I create a unique soundtrack for the novels I’m working through. The rhythm and beats of the songs help the story to flow from my fingertips, almost like I’m in a trance. […]
Boys and Reading: I relate
Young and adult readers want the same things
I liked what Maile Meloy had to say about writing for young adults and kids. Her article was posted on the Wall Street Journal’s website (click here to read). And she’s correct! In short,what I take away from the novel is simple. Adults and kids are similar when it comes to reading, the same things […]
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