Ask the Author: Karl Beckstrand
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Karl Beckstrand
What happened to my '74 Plymouth Valiant. Left it with a friend when I went off to college, never saw it again. THAT thing was a tank!
Karl Beckstrand
Thanks for this thought provoking question! Though they were not officially a couple, I would have to say Sydney Carton and Lucie Manette from A Tale of Two Cities. I never rooted for the two to get together, but I think they count because of Sydney's devotion to her and what their courage and compassion achieved in the face of terror.
Karl Beckstrand
Published book? I started with the title (not always how it happens) and imagined what a Polar Bear would think a penguin--something he'd never seen before--might be. Polar Bear Bowler was born, with the art of Ashley Sanborn.
Karl Beckstrand
A western novel, a non-fiction book on Mormon pioneers, a book on the Middle East, a couple of non-fiction biographies about immigrant children, and about ten picture books.
Karl Beckstrand
Write what you know, not what you think will sell. Write every day.
Karl Beckstrand
I love stories. I think most people do. Generating more stories for people--and having a platform for my ideas--is very satisfying.
Karl Beckstrand
I've never had it. Stories ambush me (and pile up, waiting for publication).
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