Creativity and Healing
The Making of a Young Adult Novel: Individual Interviews Part 2
As part of my research for my young adult novel Mind Binder, I talked with dozens of students in our local high school in Lajas, Puerto Rico (See Post #1 here and Post # 2 here). I started out with simple, non-threatening questions like "what's the last song you...
The Making of a Young Adult Novel: Individual Interviews
Pictured above: Marita, Michelle, and Charline. Three of the girls I interviewed. In this and prior/subsequent posts I am going to show how my young adult novel, MIND BINDER, came to be. Hopefully in the process, I will be...
The Making of a Young Adult Novel: Teen Issues Survey
In this and subsequent posts I am going to show how my young adult novel, The Halls of Abaddon, came to be. Hopefully in the process, I will be able to share with you the joys (and sometimes frustrations) of working directly with teens in the development of a young...
The Making of a Young Adult Novel: Finding Your Place
In this and subsequent posts I am going to show how my young adult novel, The Halls of Abaddon, came to be. Hopefully in the process, I will be able to share with you the joys (and sometimes frustrations) of working directly with teens in the development of a young...
Imperfect People
Have you ever noticed how boring perfect people are? We all know one or two of these super perfect, super boring individuals. They are the people who never seem to make a mistake, who go through life without any major mishaps or idiotic indiscretions. While...
Take it Like a Man
The Autobiography of Boy George (Book Review) From the title to the cover to the content, this book intrigues. As an author I can appreciate the power of a good cover and the hook of a clever title. As one who identifies with the pain and isolation of being an...
