Today, please welcome Katie Clark, author of the dystopian Enslaved Series. It’s always fun to find an author who holds the same values regarding fiction — particularly dystopian fiction. Today, Katie is sharing her thoughts on why “the underdog” story is so popular in books these days. With that (and a… Continue reading
If you were on my author Facebook page at all this week, you probably saw my posts hinting at a “big announcement.” In fact, you probably even tried to guess what that announcement might be! (*hint* agent *hint*) Two people guessed correctly (two authors, coincidentally): J. L. Mbewe and John Otte. I… Continue reading
There is no better…or worse…feeling than sitting in a theater waiting to watch a movie based on your favorite book. It might be great — the book sure was. Or…it might be awful. A lot of us have been there — Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Narnia, Harry Potter, Twilight… Continue reading
About twice a year, I’ll look up all the movies that look interesting to me and put their release dates on my calendar. I especially love when I step into a movie theater and the trailers introduced me to a film I accidentally missed, such as Exodus: Gods and Kings (see more… Continue reading
The two months of celebration are coming to an end…sort of. Do you really believe I could ever stop celebrating? 😉 Can I just say…you all know how to party! These weeks have been so fun taking you Into the Book. You’ve jumped into the stories like Jane and Michael into… Continue reading
Follow me. For the next two months, we will wander onto the unknown paths of A Time to Die. I expect we’ll meet new characters, foreign places, wondrous inventions, and maybe a little danger… —————————————————————————————————————– Invention Exploration #2 — Emotigraphs What happens when you mix a photograph with an emotion? That’s the question that spurred the invention… Continue reading
Follow me. For the next two months, we will wander onto the unknown paths of A Time to Die. I expect we’ll meet new characters, foreign places, wondrous inventions, and maybe a little danger… —————————————————————————————————————– Invention Exploration #1 — The Clocks There was once a time when only God knew the day you’d die. Now look at… Continue reading
Follow me. For the next two months, we will wander onto the unknown paths of A Time to Die. I expect we’ll meet new characters, foreign places, wondrous inventions, and maybe a little danger… —————————————————————————————————————– Location Exploration #2 — Ivanhoe Welcome to Ivanhoe! The city where you haggle prices, walk tightropes, and challenge others in the barter-combat Arena. That… Continue reading
