I remember where I had this great archery lesson scene that Writing for kids meant honing in on the action and always moving Scenes and chapters where nothing really happens but some form of characterĭevelopment.

An adult reader is more likely to appreciate beautiful visual This is a key difference between writing for children and writing for adults. Happening to move your story forward in a scene, then cut it out. Learned in the revision process was that pacing is king. An agent andĮditor has a clear vision of how they would like to see your story evolve and With an agent or editor is so different from revising on your own. Was amazing how I’d come across something and I’d immediately make a note of itĪs something I had to write about! There are several scenes in Prophecy thatĪre straight out of history. I would begin reading aboutĪncient Asian history (I say Asian because Korean history is so interwoven withīoth Chinese and Japanese history) and I would be lost in it for hours. Tell you this, it was endlessly fascinating. Tell you all that I’ve learned, I couldn’t retain it all in my head. The Korean and Vietnam War and that was pretty much it. So I knew about the Pacific Theater of WWII, It’s actually ridiculous how much I didn’t knowĪbout Korea before I began my research process. Kernel of an idea - an idea that I could write a fantasy novel using a mix of It led to years of obsessive research that led to a (I'll be interviewing her and giving away an ARC in early February.) You can find the contest here.īecome fascinated with Ancient Asian history after reading a biography on Genghis Operation Awesome just did an online revision conference filled with advice from authors and agents here.Īnd Miriam Forster is giving away a book a day to celebrate the release of CITY OF A THOUSAND DOLLS next month. Please e-mail me by the end of Wednesday or I'll have to pick another winner.įinally, here's two awesome happenings you might want to check out. The winner of MAGISTERIUM is NICOLE ZOLTACK!Īnd the winner of HOW TO SURVIVE ANCIENT SPELLS AND CRAZY KINGS is MARCY!Ĭongrats! E-mail me your addresses so I can send you your books. I'll try to do a blog post and share some pictures in the next month.īefore I get to our fantastic interview today, I want to announce the winners of the December giveaways. My daughter and I had a fantastic time in China.We saw so many amazing things-The Great Wall, the Terra Cotta Soldiers, the pandas, Li River Cruise, and everyday Chinese life. Happy New Year Everyone! I hope you had a fabulous holiday season and hope you have a great year filled with everything you're dreaming for.

Prophecy by ellen oh