To all those wonderful young readers who I met during the year (and are lucky enough to finish school today) I just want to say,
Happy summer!
Beauty and the Beat
Anyone who likes the Disney classic Beauty and the Beast will probably love this ghetto version. (Warning: there is a little NSFW language)
5 to try
Author Joe Hill posed an interesting question on his blog earlier. What 5 things have you never done as a writer that you would like to try? It got me thinking so here are my 5.
1.Write a graphic novel
This is an easy one. I’ve always loved comics and have a pretty decent collection. I also love art and have studied fine art, graphic design and film in college – all of which work nicely with the medium of graphic novels. It’s years since I made any art on paper properly and I’m sure I’ve lost whatever talent I may have had in that area so I wouldn’t be able to draw a comic but I would absolutely love to write one. If any comic artists or illustrators out there want to collaborate, give me a holla! Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Nit Qast’: A story by a 6 year old
Publishers Scholastic asked the question if a 6 year old could write a fully formed story. And when they got the answer, they animated it (complete with original spelling).