Best-selling and Award-winning Author of Young Adult Thrillers
…OR IS IT BAD THING TO BE DERIVATIVE? Let me say immediately that I am not saying that there are authors out there who plagiarize knowingly, but there have been accusations Im sure. This usually happens whenever a writer rockets […]
I led my fourth workshop at the local public library last week. Its an on-going mini-writing workshop for 9-12 year olds and I tend to get the same mix of ten or fourteen kids, mostly girls strangely, every time. I […]
 Writing fantasy is hard. One of the foremost rules (and in this a ‘rule is not a bad thing- think of it as a helpful guide; a small, furry marsupial with big, dewy eyes perhaps) of writing is to […]
From School Library Journal Grade 4–6â€â€Feltus Ovalton LeRoi, 11, has moved from his old home into a new apartment, far away from his best friend, and he hates his new school. His socialite parents are emotionally distant and seem not […]
I’m leading a mini-writing workshop for kids aged 9-12 tomorrow Saturday December 8th at 3:00 pm at the Woodstock Public Library. I’ll be reading from my new book, Feltus Ovalton and the Awful Becoming, discussing technique and inspiration,and then we’ll […]
Isnt that great? Cats pajamas. It couldnt be dogs pajamas because a dog wouldnt wear them. But a cat – I can just picture a sleek cat wearing silk or tailored pin-striped cotton nightwear. I wonder who came up with […]
Winston and Jo (Jo is on the left) Let me tell you a little story: About three years ago I was up late. It was a humid night. Lightning scored the sky and thunder rolled and crashed and it was […]
So, my son just started kindergarten. He went off on the bus his first day without tears, without worry, without fear. He was so happy and confident that I didn’t even cry, and I cried last year when I spotted […]
Anthony Trollope used to get up everyday at 3 in the morning and write for a few hours before going to work at the post office. He invented the mail box in fact. He was an amazingly disciplined and gifted […]
I just read an interview with a celebrity- one who shall remain nameless-and he said the above. I was really surprised for one thing hes a rapper and well respected for his ability to incorporate a lot of widely […]