James Dashner writes for young adults because that age group defines his love of reading. “There’s just something magical about…
Browsing: YA interview
Author Gary Paulsen writes every day. He carries his laptop or his notebook and a pen with him and makes…
Author David Stahler Jr. calls himself “the accidental novelist.” Even though he’s published more than five books, he still considers…
Author Gary Ghislain has always had a very flimsy relationship with reality. As a child, he loved nothing more than…
If anyone would have told Hal Malchow 10 years ago that he would become an author of a novel for…
Myra McEntire’s debut novel “Hourglass” comes out Tuesday, June 14. Her story follows 17-year-old Emerson Cole, who has spent the…
Author Lisa Mangum has been outlining obsessively as of late. Not for her Hourglass Door Trilogy — as of a…
Elana Johnson says she wrote a lot of very bad narratives, using a lot of misplaced words, before she figured…
Author Alyssa B. Sheinmel tries to be as honest with her writing as she can. Readers of all ages, she…
Have you ever wondered how an author best describes him or herself?
Earlier this week, I spoke with Carol Lynch Williams, who has penned about 20 books. And while her description — “Carol is a hesitant writer and can not figure out anything as she’s also absent-minded” — is somewhat farcical, it’s also somewhat telling.
Carol’s books tend to be on the more serious side, but like her tongue-in-cheek description of herself, there’s a sense of humor and moments of happiness sprinkled throughout.