I was inspired to write Takeshita Demons (pronounced ta-kesh-ta and meaning ‘under the bamboo’) to encourage diversity in children’s fiction: anyone can be a hero, and that our world is a multicultural place. All children deserve to be the star of the show. My interest in Japanese folklore sparked when I was working in Japan […]
I write because I need to write, and have always written. Despite the requirement that I get up and actively choose to put pen to paper, it feels like I have little choice in the matter. Without allocating time to write, I feel like my spirit atrophies and my happiness levels stumble subtly day-by-day. A […]
I remember in 5th grade collaborating with my friend Ryan Shpritz on a series of gross-out stories called “Death at Dark” (I, II, III, and so on). Mrs. Buccheim, our English teacher, was so excited that these two boys were writing extracurricularly that she allowed us to read our work in front of the class […]
Growing up as an awkward, shy teen, words provided refuge. Whether it was getting lost between the pages of a steamy romance novel, or penning my thoughts through poetry. When I was hurt, I wrote. When I had questions of life, I wrote. I kept journals. Lots of them. In every color, size and shape. […]
I write because I have to. I must breath and write to live! I write because the muse calls out to me in the middle of the night. He refuses to take no for an answer. I write because it makes me feel all the emotions previously locked up in my very soul! I write […]
My mom wisely introduced me to books at a very young age. I learned to read before entering school, and was reading years ahead of my grade level in no time. I suppose my inspiration to write was a natural extension of my love of books. Stories run through my head constantly, churning cauldrons of […]
I started writing to save my life. At the age of 47 I wrote my way out of severe depression following a mental breakdown. I’d had to give up teaching and I couldn’t face my empty future, so I wrote a sort of alternative autobiography which turned out to be my first novel. I never […]
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