I probably don’t have to tell you that a lot goes into a book cover. There’s psychology, design aspects, color theory, font decisions, genre considerations,
You know, it’s funny. I don’t do a lot of celebrating about accomplishments. The night of the Colorado Author League awards—where my EIGHT WEEKS TO
I grew up in Colorado Springs, at the base of Pikes Peak and when I was a kid—and gas was cheap enough to guzzle—my dad
I have a fairly impressive vocabulary, but only when I write. When I speak, I’m all … um … I talk goodly and use many
I’m working on a new series proposal and I thought you might be interested in how I populate this world. First, I think of all
I read an article by Heather Murphy in the New York Times recently about a lost manuscript of John Steinbeck’s. I’m never surprised to find
I’ve learned some things over the years. Parents and children both get smarter as they age. The more dollars you exchange for euros on your
Sheesh, how many times you gotta check facts?? I got an email recently from Rebecca, my production editor. She was alerting me that I might
When I write — whether for kids or adults — I seem to be drawn to characters who are going about their normal, everyday lives,
Books, movies, and television are saturated with bad guys, some of whom we even like. Fagin. Beetlejuice. Shere Khan. Moby Dick. Macbeth. All the characters