YA Novels, Adult Fiction, Complex Characters
The Interview Part IYou write both Young Adult Fiction and Adult fiction, what changes for you when writing in the other genre?Writing adult novels is in many ways, more freeing, and…
The Interview Part IYou write both Young Adult Fiction and Adult fiction, what changes for you when writing in the other genre?Writing adult novels is in many ways, more freeing, and…
Scroll Down to Read Part IITell us about your relationship with BookTrope:Booktrope is cofounded by one of my best friends from theatre school, Katherine Sears. We lost touch after college;…
Spotlight on Tess ThompsonMother, author, and Zumba Queen, Tess Thompson is the author of Riversong and Caramel and Magnolias. Coming to novels after working as a playwright and actor, Tess brings an ear for dialogue and…
Part ITake us through your writing process.I start with character sketches, fleshing them out carefully and then make a story arc of the plot. I write the first draft fast,…
Check back weekly throughout March to see various "Best" books of 2012WEEK FOURIndependent Publisher Book AwardsPOPULAR FICTION: Vertical by Rex PickettLITERARY FICTION: Lord of Misrule by Jaimy GordonYOUNG ADULT FICTION (YA): In Trouble by…
Until his retirement from wages, Jerry McDonnell, writer and actor, taught school in the native villages of Alaska, was a hunting guide in the Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana and…
Scroll down to read Part I How does being an actor impact your writing, does it change how you think about story and/or dialogue?I’m probably annoying to…