Andrew Nance on Andrew Nance: “I was born in Texas and raised in North Carolina. As a teen, I was pretty wild and had a bunch of good friends. I got into radio in my early twenties and worked up and down the east coast from Florida to Maine (I worked with Stephen King‘s sister-in-law,
Continue Reading Author Interview: Andrew Nance on Daemon Hall »
Welcome back to Cynsations! The blog will be posted on a building schedule as we slide into fall. If y’all could spread the word that it’s steadily reemerging, I’d appreciate it!
At the moment, interview questions are out to the first round of to-be-featured publishing pros.
If you had a pending interview from last spring,
Cynsations is going on its annual summer hiatus! To those who have interview questions pending, please complete them at your leisure and send them when they’re ready. I’ll go ahead and format so they’ll be ready to run when I relaunch.
In June, I’ll be returning to the Vermont College MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults to teach a summer residency.
Brian Yansky on Brian Yansky: “It’s an old story. I was born and I was very small and then I got larger and then one day I stopped growing and, with minor adjustments, I’ve stayed about the same size ever since. All of this growing happened in Iowa where, I once read, there are eight pigs for every person.
Continue Reading Author Interview: Brian Yansky on Wonders of the World »
Deborah Davis on Deborah Davis: “I write contemporary, realistic fiction about teens who think seriously about themselves and the world, who take risks, make mistakes, figure out what they love, and learn to laugh at themselves. My books contain a lot of ‘issues,’ but they contain humor as well.
“When I teach writing workshops,
Continue Reading Author Interview: Deborah Davis on Not Like You »
April Lurie on April Lurie: “I’m a Brooklyn girl. When I write, I’m back in my old neighborhood reinventing my teenage life. But for the past fourteen years my husband and I have been raising our kids in Austin, Texas–a fabulous city with a vibrant and supportive children’s and young adult writers’
Continue Reading Author Interview: April Lurie on Brothers, Boyfriends, and Other Criminal Minds »
David Lubar on David Lubar: “I write novels and short stories for anyone with a sense of humor or a sense of wonder. My hobbies include procrastination, complaining, and voting for myself on teen-choice book lists.”
You last spoke to Cynsations in 2005 about your YA novel, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie (Dutton,
Continue Reading Author Interview: David Lubar on True Talents »
Olivia Birdsall on Olivia Birdsall: “I was born and raised in Orange County, CA, the second of ten children. (People always ask me, ‘Sooo ten kids, how was that?’ like my parents must have been cousins, or lived on a commune or a dirt farm, or something…
“I really loved having all of those brothers and sisters.
Author Anastasia Suen is now offering all five of her online children’s book writing workshops with a Independent Study option. Students are invited to work with her at their own pace. For more information, contact Anastasia at asuen@asuen.com.
Daemon Hall by Andrew Nance (Henry Holt, 2007)(excerpt). Thriller novelist Ian Tremblin is sponsoring a short-story contest, and five finalists receive the opportunity to spent the night with the horror king at infamous Daemon Hall. The winner’s story will be published, but is a contest worth dying for? At times seriously scary,
