My Dearest Fellow Conspirators, These are strange times. People keep cracking jokes about how dystopian authors don’t have to use their imagination anymore because we’re living in the very world we’ve always written about. There’s some truth to...
My Dearest Fellow Conspirators, There are certain stereotypes associated with certain groups. The English are stereotyped by Americans as being a little aloof, a little uptight, and a little dedicated to dropping their “h’s.” I’m a writer. It’s not my place to say...
My Dearest Fellow Conspirators, This isn’t really a blog. But it is (I hope) an informative, behind-the-scenes look at some of what my writing and I are all about. Esther Rabbit — writer, blogger, and educator — conducted an interview with me (see...
My Dearest Fellow Conspirators, Today, I’d like to take a moment to honor something in my books that isn’t there. What I’m talking about are deleted scenes. You’ve seen stuff like this before on that DVD menu button that lets you see outtakes, alternate shots, and...
My Dearest Fellow Conspirators, Today’s topic is on how to count from one to nine. A book is called a book. Three books are called a trilogy. But nine books in one series? Yes, my dear Conspirators. There’s a name for that. It’s called an ennealogy. It means a...
