Even though the SCBWI Summer Conference was, like, ages ago, I still have pages and pages of notes to share with you. And today, I’m sharing what I learned about character from Gary Schmidt. But first I have to tell …
SCBWI Recap #6: Rachel Vail on Hearing Your Characters
I found Rachel Vail‘s session on Hearing Your Characters during the Summer 2010 SCBWI Conference not just entertaining, but insightful. Using examples from her own work, she gave practical exercises for figuring out who your characters are and how each …
Why do I read?
I am reading two books right now. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville, and Without A Map, by Meredith Hall. Perdido Street Station takes the reader to New Crobuzon, a fictional city thriving below the decaying corpse of a giant …