Here's the interview I did with Brian Selznick about his new book, THE MARVELS. I'm always interested in other writers' processes.
Meanwhile, I just finished SIX OF CROWS by Leigh Bardugo, which I hugely enjoyed. In fact, I was a little surprised by how much I enjoyed it. When I asked myself what she was doing so well, I arrived at these conclusions.
1. She's a good writer with a strong sense of scene and character.
2. She's using the LOTR template for her story's structure.
Here's the thing. I (to my intense astonishment) love LOTR. And SIX OF CROWS is kind of a riff on that. There's a company. And there's a journey. And there's a quest. Only there are more females involved (yes!) and instead of being heroes, Bardugo's characters are mostly anti-heroes.
And also in my head I think one of the characters looks like Chris Hemsworth or possibly Armie Hammer. So there's that.
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Ann, this is such a fine interview. It will sell books. It sold me on Brian Selznick.
To have that kind of brain that can think and draw like that! Sounds like a book to have in a home library so that it can be looked at again and again.
And since I was planning on going to TKE to see Ms. Bardugo in person and I couldn't make it I still don't have 6 of Crows! What am I thinking? Glad to hear you liked it. I'm looking forward to the read. She creates superb characters.
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