Chime is like a fairytale. No, not the Disney kind. Like one of the original Grimms tales, where Cinderella’s stepsisters cut off bits of their own feet.
Chime is like a fairytale told as a stream (or, should I say,river…) of thought from a 17-year -old girl who claims to be a witch.
Chime is, by far, one of the craziest things I’ve ever read. Continue reading
You can’t.
Okay, the title of this post is misleading, but bear with me.
The issue of creating a unique story used to constantly plague me while I was writing Aza. I could see so many connections to my favorite books at the time– the tribes came from Warriors by Erin Hunter, the camouflaged cloaks were from Ranger’s Apprentice (even though I came up with the idea before I read that series) by John Flannagan… the list goes on. There were times when I considered giving up just because of Aza’s lack of uniqueness.
Luckily I didn’t, and now I realize something: no one can write a truly unique story. Here are the reasons why: Continue reading
Sonora Hills 