I’ve said this so often to so many people, fellow readers and writers both, that I can no longer remember if I previously mentioned this here or not. But it’s a thing that bears repeating, so I’m going to go ahead with it: good characters are everything. I don’t care how well you write; I…
Two different generations fighting for the same thing: the right to express and to be themselves. These characters prove that, no matter how old you are, you should always have the freedom to be your truest, most fabulous self.
As a writer, I often pick and choose from little fragments of my life and insert them into a story. I think it’s something all creators do, really. Firstly, because real life is such a grand mixture of beauty and chaos that it’s the perfect outlet for inspiration. And secondly, because we can’t help ourselves.…
It’s a bit more complicated than simply being frustrated by an interruption. So many times in my life, this has happened to me: I’m in bed, or on the couch, or in my comfy chair, or lying in a sunbeam; my reading glasses are on, and I have a book open in my lap. And,…
More than just an old favorite: an old friend. This book was in my backpack during my first week of high school, and it has spent many a night under my pillow so it could “whisper its story” to me as I slept. The perfect story for anyone who has ever drawn comfort from a book.