Month: August 2023

Ideas are easy; stories are hard

I didn't learn a lot from meeting the late, great Wylly Folk St. John, but I sure did from reading her books. When I was in the third or fourth grade, I met a professional author for the first time. It happened to be one of my very favorites, Wylly Folk St. John, who was … Continue reading Ideas are easy; stories are hard →

If you want to write, read!

I've wanted to write since (at least) the third grade. My urges to become an astronaut or a dinosaur-seeking paleontologist faded (although my love for astronauts, space exploration, and dinosaurs remains undimmed), but my longing to create stories never did. In fact, I can still remember the exact books that made me want to make … Continue reading If you want to write, read! →