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Category Archives: Diverse Books
Is Recombined Really a Christmas Movie?
While my largest body of work is in the form of published novels, I have also written a number of screenplays. I have a habit of writing a script, then deciding it would make a better novel or writing a … Continue reading
Recombined Shoot
As I described in my post Movie to Books to Movie to TV, I’ve been working with director Regina Ainsworth with an eye toward pitching my young adult sci-fi novels, the Tankborn trilogy, as a television series. Regina suggested we needed a visual … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Diverse Books, diversity, film, The Writing Life, Writing Craft
Tagged #femalefilmmakerfriday, film, film adaptation, screenwriting, short film, warner brothers
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Movie to Books to Movie to TV
What starts as a movie script, morphs into a trilogy of books, segues briefly into a short story, rises again as a movie script, and aspires to be a TV series? The Tankborn Trilogy. First came the movie script, Icer. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cool Science, Diverse Books, diversity, Tankborn Origins, The Writing Life, Writing Craft
Tagged Recombined, short film
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Exciting News About Tankborn
In previous posts, I’ve talked about how I’ve lived a double life as a writer. At the same time that I’ve written my 22 novels, I’ve been writing screenplays. Screenplays for full-length movies, for TV shows, and short scripts. I’ve … Continue reading
When Your Characters Come Out to You
I recently guest blogged at GayYA.org and wanted to share. In the post, “Are They LGBTQIA? Let Your Characters Tell You,” I talk about how I discovered the sexual orientation of characters in my Tankborn Trilogy as I wrote the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Diverse Books, Strongly Held Beliefs, Tankborn Origins, Writing Craft
Tagged awakening, lee and low, lgbt, lgbtqia, rebellion, TANKBORN, tankborn trilogy
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Diversify your Shelves with We Need Diverse Books
I had a lot of fun with this guest post for YA Books Central. We were asked to recommend three diverse books and discuss what we liked about them. This is a monthly column that I’m sharing with authors Maurene … Continue reading
Taxes, Books Read, & Diversity
I’m having a grand old time getting my taxes organized…perhaps not. But in the course of said organization, I made a tally of books read in 2014. The bulk of what I’ve read were ebooks purchased from our Beloved Overlord, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Diverse Books, Strongly Held Beliefs
Tagged books, reading, tankborn trilogy, we need diverse books, wndb
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#LA14SCBWI: Schmooze, Learn, Get Inspired
I’m really looking forward to my upcoming trip to SCBWI-LA, the annual summer conference of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. My flight down to LA is at a much less ungodly time than my usual trips–it leaves … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Conference Wisdom, Diverse Books, The Writing Life, Travel
Tagged #LA14SCBWI, awakening, karen sandler, rebellion, TANKBORN, tankborn trilogy, we need diverse books, wndb
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Adventures at the ALA #alaac14
This was my first trip to the American Library Association’s annual conference and it was a whirlwind tour for me. I arrived in Las Vegas around lunchtime on Friday, then headed back to the airport around dinnertime on Saturday. In … Continue reading
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Tagged aila, ala, alaac14, apala, don tate, eriq la salle, jacqueline woodson, lee and low, matt de la pena, meg medina, TANKBORN, tankborn trilogy, tu books
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