My first year as a mentor for #kidsneedmentors has ended. I had a wonderful time, learned a lot, and got to connect with an amazing Wertheimer Middle School teacher and her students. Ms. Schwartz classes (52 students) and I connected over flipgrid, where I introduced myself, talked about writing, and led a workshop on character […]
Collectible Cardslinger My debut novel, CARDSLINGER (Carolrhoda, fall 2019), contains a collectible card game called Mythic. Think Magic: the Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh. In Mythic, players use a deck of cards built around an ancient culture’s mythology (like Greek or Aztec, among others) and a deity representing a faction (power or wealth, among others). The individual […]
Malcontents and lawbreakers make good protagonists for fun heist stories. These characters aren’t bad people(or foxes), and their motives are usually noble and justified. Consider the timeless and beloved character, Robin Hood. He was a criminal. Huzzah!!! He robbed the rich(the corrupt) and gave to the poor(the oppressed)! Everybody loves the crafty ne’er-do-well and his […]
Back in the day (the ’80s), I loved the Choose Your Own Adventure books. Image source They start as normal books do, with an opening chapter laying out the characters and the story, but at the end of the scene or chapter, you get to decide where the narrative goes by choosing between two or […]