In today's guest post author Shobhan Bantwal (THE UNEXPECTED SON) talks about how the "simple life" she was bored with and took for granted as a child turned out to be a wealth culture and stories she could use in her writing as an adult.
Today's “If You Ask Me... Q&A" is answered by Deja from Louisville, KY and Hattie DeRaps from Farmington, ME. They discuss their favorite books and series, what questions they’d ask THE BOOK THEIF author Markus Zusak and Twilight creator Stephanie Meyer, and which characters would liven up their next birthday party.
Deja from Louisville, KY
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Last week my book club got together to discuss MENNONITE IN A LITTLE BLACK DRESS. I should have insisted we all wear little black dresses - even the guys... that would've been fun.
In today's guest post, author Ghita Schwarz talks about the delicate balance of using fact to create fiction. I love her comment about some things that happen in real life being too unbelieveable to include as I think we've all had those moments!
How do you save the publishing industry? Ask a kid. While things are in a state of flux as the publishing houses scramble to figure out how to deal with ebooks (which definitely are here to stay), they are still only a small part of our world and not the biggest challenge facing the industry. What the publishers should be asking is this: Where is the next reader coming from and how do we get them to enjoy reading?
