Welcome
I’m more comfortable talking about characters, motivation and plot -- even technique -- than my own life. I use this site to try out new ideas . . . post tantalizing bits . . . and let you know what’s in the pipeline. Questions? There’s email.
I may write for adults the same day (sometimes the same hour) as when writing YA, but they are distinct voices. The last thing younger readers need is cynicism. By the time they age into doubt, they’ll be better able to handle it, but there’s a reason why so many adults enjoy YA – we all need hope and heroes.
Favorite authors? Jane Austen, Ursula LeGuin, John Le Carré, Margaret Atwood, Sarah Waters, J.K. Rowling -- not just for Harry Potter –- and Shakespeare, of course. We all steal from him, and he did the same with writers of his age. Whoever Shakespeare actually was, that is . . ..
I may write for adults the same day (sometimes the same hour) as when writing YA, but they are distinct voices. The last thing younger readers need is cynicism. By the time they age into doubt, they’ll be better able to handle it, but there’s a reason why so many adults enjoy YA – we all need hope and heroes.
Favorite authors? Jane Austen, Ursula LeGuin, John Le Carré, Margaret Atwood, Sarah Waters, J.K. Rowling -- not just for Harry Potter –- and Shakespeare, of course. We all steal from him, and he did the same with writers of his age. Whoever Shakespeare actually was, that is . . ..