Learn more about Phyllis Root. Watch for the upcoming launch of Phyllisroot.com. Read a previous Cynsations interview with Phyllis.
What do you love most about your creative life?
What I love most about my writing life is also what I struggle with most: the combination of freedom and discipline.
Learn about Lorie Ann Grover.
Could you describe the best experience you’ve had working with an editor?
I have worked with amazing editors from Margarget K. McElderry, Little Simon, and Scholastic. However, the one who I hold first in my heart is Emma Dryden.
Emma found me in a slush pile back in 1999.
Learn about Sara Zarr.
What do you love most about your creative life? Why?
I love the solitude. I like the expanse of quiet, empty space in the day.
As a classic introvert, I’m refreshed by my time alone. It enables me to be contemplative about myself, my stories,
Learn about Brent Hartinger.
What do you love most about your creative life? Why?
Isn’t it funny how our lives make so much sense in retrospect?
As a kid, I hated being told what to do. Whether it was my teachers or my parents, I was generally of the opinion that I knew far better than they did what was best for me (and you know what?
