Neal Shusterman's Blog, page 85
April 3, 2022
📚BOOK OF THE WEEK 10: Shattered Sky📚 I in...
📚BOOK OF THE WEEK 10: Shattered Sky📚
I introduce a new set of villains in Shattered Sky. The vectors.
They are the vanguards of a species from a different universe, each one representing the axis of three dimensions. Length, breadth, and time. The three, if successful, will open a rift in the universe, and draw the rest of their species through the gap, where they will devour human souls. So if you thought Okoya was bad – these three are even worse. I do a lot of world hopping in Shattered...
April 2, 2022
📚BOOK OF THE WEEK 10: Shattered Sky📚 Let...
📚BOOK OF THE WEEK 10: Shattered Sky📚
Let’s talk about Elon. No, not Elon Musk.
A different Elon entirely…
Elon Tessic.
When writing Shattered Sky, I wanted to create an eccentric billionaire – the richest man in the world – with ideas that were revolutionary, but also a little bit scary. I decided to name him Elon Tessic. Keep in mind this was YEARS before Elon Musk arrived on the scene.
Beyond trippy, right?
Tessic has a plan for the Star Shards. What’s his plan? Well,...
My son Jarrod unboxing the GERMAN ROXY!! Follow him on Ti...
My son Jarrod unboxing the GERMAN ROXY!! Follow him on TikTok and on IG https://instagram/sofiandjarrod
#authorlife #authorreels #bookreels #bookstagram #jarrodshusterman #roxybook
April 1, 2022
📚BOOK OF THE WEEK 10: Shattered Sky📚 So ...
📚BOOK OF THE WEEK 10: Shattered Sky📚
So WHY do the characters in the Star Shard Trilogy have their powers?
It comes from a thought that blew my mind when I thought about it. It comes from the concept of how an organism works. How it protects itself from infection. Every organism evolves an immune system.
Your antibodies and white blood cells don’t know they’re part of something larger than themselves. So let’s look at that from a grander perspective. If the Universe is alive – then it...
March 31, 2022
📚 BOOK OF THE WEEK 10: Scorpion Shards📚 ...
📚 BOOK OF THE WEEK 10: Scorpion Shards📚
While working on Thief of Souls, I came to realize I was telling a series of stories that mirrored Freud’s concept of the Id, Ego, and superego. Scorpion Shards was about a threat of the id: The uncontrollable, beast from within that is driven by instinct and basic need.
In Thief of Souls, our characters learn of their powers, and allow themselves to be seduced by them. A threat from the ego.
Finally in Shattered Sky, they must face moral questio...
March 26, 2022
When this building was imploded in my neighborhood. I co...
When this building was imploded in my neighborhood. I couldn’t help but think about how, in SCORPION SHARDS, Dillon Cole used his power of destruction to cause a building implosion to take down every building around it…
#building #implosion #floridalife #author #rooftopscene
March 23, 2022
My son, @jarrodshusterman, and I are immensely proud and ...
My son, @jarrodshusterman, and I are immensely proud and honored to announce that #Roxy is the gold medal recipient of the prestigious Florida Book Awards 2021 - Young Adult Fiction category! 🥇 @floridabookawards Roxy still available in my #linkinbio 📚 #roxybook #floridabookawards #floridabookawards2021 #bookrecommendation #booksbooksbooks #youngadultfiction #yafiction #nealshusterman #jarrodshusterman #shustermaniacs
March 22, 2022
I almost forgot to share this… A friend sent this from So...
I almost forgot to share this… A friend sent this from Southern California!
A whole table at B&N! 😊
Who here has seen this? #booksbooksbooks #barnesandnoble #bookstore #bookstagram #nealshusterman #roxybook #scythebook #youngadultfiction #yabooks #bookworm #reading #booklover
March 20, 2022
Last week, I was a panel at the @seyabookfest! It was an ...
Last week, I was a panel at the @seyabookfest! It was an incredible session and if you missed it, you can still watch the recording! #seyabookfest #bookfest #authorlife #authorevent #nealshusterman
March 19, 2022
In THIEF OF SOULS, Winston has the power of growth. Fig...
In THIEF OF SOULS, Winston has the power of growth. Figuratively, he can make people grow as human beings into being more enlightened. Literally, things around him, like plants begin to grow out of control whenever he’s around. I think Winston could have created this amazing flower garden in Dubai, don’t you?
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/dubai-largest-natural-flower-garden/index.html
