G. Brian Karas's Blog, page 4

pier no more, hudson river nyc february 2010

pier no more, hudson river nyc february 2010

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why is it … ?

It never seems to happen that I'm working on a story in the season that it takes place in … except for this time. This book is set in the dead of winter, which is right about where we are on the calendar. Except today it was 60 and raining. Pouring. Buckets that washed all the snow away. Now I'll have to rely on memory until winter returns.

daily drawing

don't ask me. I don't know.

daily drawing

I'm working on a new story that's set in a cold, windy city. I didn't have to go far from home to find what I was looking for. I could have stayed home, warm by the fire, and made something up. Or I could have cobbled together a generic New York City-like neighborhood scene from my fat collection of photographs, but there's something about the mix of styles in medium sized Mid Atlantic cities that appeals to me, and seemed right for this book. So I got in my car, turned up the heat, and went ...

Some catching up …

It's been a while since I've updated my website so I want to fill you in on what I've been doing, and to tell you about what's coming up.

I had two books published in 2008, LAZY LITTLE LOAFERS and BIG BAD BUNNY (an alliterative year!), and both were loads of fun to work on. Written by two amazing authors, Susan Orlean and Franny Billingsley, look for them in your favorite bookstore or library, right now!

And, SURPRISE SOUP by Mary Ann Rodman was published in 2009 and is a BCCB Blue Ribbon...