April 9th, 2012
I saw Christopher Moore speak last Thursday at the Lake Forest Park Third Place Books. He was exactly who I hope he’d be. I know that sounds kinda weird, but sometimes the Author doesn’t match up with the author. Anyway, something he said rang like a bell in my head, so I’m going to take [...]
March 6th, 2012
Recently, I had the pleasure of doing a script reading for a friend playwright, and it struck me how invaluable that experience was for getting in the head of the characters. I had read the script a couple of times before our group practice, but it felt enormously different when I heard my own voice [...]
October 6th, 2011
If you’re looking for some good YA reads, check out Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi (I LOVE his last name which means kiss of the wolf, but you gotta say it like the Italians do: bah-chee-gah-LOO-pee!) and Witch Child by Celia Rees. Ship Breaker, 2011 winner of the Printz Award, is a dystopic/sci-fi take on [...]