Category: Writings
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Interview with Lana Krumwiede
In this Working Title podcast I chat with author Lana Krumwiede about writing for middle grade readers, her collection of Certificates of Bravery (i.e., rejection letters), and the importance of world-building in any genre.
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Vignette: A Writer’s Torment
Read my first-draft dialogue between me and the needling, maddening editor in my head.
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Batman This Means War Superman
I think I’d be more inclined to see Batman vs. Superman if it was done in the mode of the movie, This Means War, with Wonder Woman in Reese Witherspoon’s role, Lauren. Clark and Bruce are colleagues and friends at the Justice League headquarters. In walks a woman with stunning Amazonian looks that takes their…
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My Thoughts on Portrait of a Town
Reading Portrait of a Town: Cape Charles, 1940-1960 was like spending time with a dear friend as she shows you around the town she grew up in. You can imagine her taking you by the arm as the pair of you stroll down the streets.
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My Thoughts on Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles
In Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles, author Bert Ashe examines his decision to grow dreadlocks while exploring the hairstyle’s history and cultural significance. The personal and often humorous narrative invites the reader to share in Ashe’s dreadlock journey of discovery, not only about twisting hair, but about himself.