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Here’s a new Figment.com Stupid Craft Video

This one is details a process for building character. The link to the 36 questions is here! They do come in quite handy. The great Sheila O’Connor teaches something similar in her fiction classes. That’s where I got it! Interested in an example? This is my “Bobby Bedroom” exercise. Describe your character’s bedroom… Bedroom: Bobby [...]

Here's a new Figment.com Stupid Craft Video

This one is details a process for building character. The link to the 36 questions is here! They do come in quite handy.  The great Sheila O'Connor teaches something similar in her fiction classes.  That's where I got it! Interested in an example? This is my "Bobby Bedroom" exercise. Describe your character's bedroom… Bedroom: Bobby [...]

The Nothing Special Final Cover! @SourcebooksFire

Here it is.  Bright colors! The book comes out on May 1 (you can get it reserved all over the place already, of course). I think you'll probably like it if you haven't read Stupid Fast.  Here's the truth, though: It is a sequel. It is meant to follow Stupid Fast.  This one moves forward, [...]

Stupid Craft: A new series of teen craft talks at figment.com

Okay, I'm really, really psyched about this.  Figment.com, which is an amazing teen writing site, is hosting a series of goofy craft videos I've put together.  The first one, about concrete detail, is up today. Check out the post and the accompanying writing assignment from Figment, if you'd like. Today and for the following five [...]

True: Nothing Special going on over at Net Galley. Get it!

I'm not exactly sure how Net Galley works.  According to their site, though, 59% of librarians check out e-resources before procuring books.  I'm all for librarians having access to the materials they need.  Believe it.  Indeed.  And, so, I'm happy to say, that, as Nothing Special rolls on it's way to being a real book, [...]

The End of AWP

Palmer House Where Sinatra Sang

For Those High School Students who have Suffered from my Laziness…

I've been generally remiss about making a study guide for Stupid Fast and I've not secretly made my own wikipedia page and I don't have much biography on this site, all of which has only become problematic in the last few months. I'm sort of lazy, maybe.  Problems. Before these recent, troubled and excellent times, [...]

Thanks for the Valentine's Cybils Pick @SourcebooksFire

I'm just feeling very good this Valentine's Day.  Steph is sitting next to me, all Goth Mom and serious about whatever deep, dark emotion she's experiencing, that she can't quite express. I'm more like happy Unicorn Dad (I should have some kind of leather strap tied around my head, maybe a feathered clip of some [...]

The Nothing Special ARC Arrived!

Out of the blue, in the door, there was a Fed-ex box…  I expected the box last week and when it didn't come, I assumed it would never come.  When you least expect it, expect it.  Because it was there!  My box of galleys from the publisher!  And, other than the glaring typo on the [...]

English Majors (Redux)

I wrote this post fourteen months ago.  As we start a new semester at Mankato I think it's worth throwing out there again. Biggest thing I'd add: actually loving stories is a prerequisite for success. English isn't a good throw away major at all.  It takes love and work! (TEXT FROM NOV. 2010) Tonight, I'm [...]