Ideas
My books are about characters finding a place to belong where they can be exactly, wholly, unabashedly themselves.
The authors talk about their shared love of nonfiction and their new books.
I had no intention of writing a children's book set against the pandemic. None. And yet, and yet...I felt compelled. Ultimately, I surrendered to the impossible and set out to write Garvey in the Dark.
Historical fiction helps [kids] see that the past is closer to the present than they ever imagined, that the lives of people who lived long ago are not so different from their own.
Unfettered, fearless writing doesn’t just break or make new molds; it is so confident that it reshapes those molds into sturdy bridges that allows readers of all backgrounds to walk across safely.
At nearly every school visit some kid will ask me, “How long does it take to write a book?”To really talk about how long it takes to write a book, one must decide what “writing” is, and when the process begins.
In my years of research, I’ve discovered not only factual events and persons who literally changed the course of society as we know it today, but also something far greater and more personal to my well-being: a connection to a world I never felt a part of.
This creative non-fiction short story depicts Harper Glenn’s childhood self-discovery a non-binary identity. It unearths how the void of non-representation in their community inspired them to create BIPOC and LGBTQIA-centered fictional narratives.
My Name is Magic taught me the incredibly important lesson that in order to be true to the story and characters I’m creating, I have to be true to myself.
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