Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions for Kurt Vonneguys: Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim
Esteemed Reader, you know I love podcasts and audio books and I firmly believe that if you’re doing dishes or working out or any number of other activities that prevent you from actually sitting down and reading a thing, you can still be taking in useful information to improve you as both a writer and […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Kristan Higgins
Kristan Higgins is the author of Fools Rush In, Catch of the Day, Just one of the Guys, and Too Good to be True. Here is her official biography: “Kristan lives with her family in a small Connecticut town that boasts a wonderful library, a great agricultural fair, a really good ice cream stand and […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Kody Keplinger
Kody Keplinger was born and raised in rural western Kentucky, where she attended high school and began writing her first long pieces of fiction. She wrote THE DUFF during her senior year at McLean County High School. Click here to read my review. Kody Keplinger is now eighteen and attending Ithaca College in New York where […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Kim Paffenroth
Here is the official bio of Kim Paffenroth from his blog: “I am a professor of religious studies, and the author of several books on the Bible and theology. I grew up in New York, Virginia, and New Mexico. I attended St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD (BA, 1988), Harvard Divinity School (MTS, 1990), and the […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Kelsey Timmerman
Kelsey Timmerman is the man with the plan and his plan was to visit all of the countries where his clothes were made. He wrote his experiences down in his wickedly fun and incredibly provocative book, Where Am I Wearing? Mr. Timmerman is one of the funniest guys I have ever met and his humor […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Kathleen Van Cleve
Kathleen DeMarco Van Cleve has been the producer of numerous feature and cable films, among them Undefeated, Pinero, and Joe the King. Under her maiden name, Kathleen DeMarco, she has written two novels: Cranberry Queen and The Difference Between You and Me. Her newest book, the middle-grade novel Drizzle, was published under her married name, […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Kathi Appelt
Kathi Appelt, at the age of seven, stumbled and fell into an alligator pit in San Antonio, Texas, a place where there should be no alligators or alligator pits. Fortunately she was a lot bigger than the alligator, who was more scared of her than she was of it! She is a member of the […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Joni Sensel
Joni Sensel is the author of The Timekeeper’s Moon, The Farwalker’s Quest, The Humming of Numbers, Reality Leak, and the picture books Bears Barge In and The Garbage Monster. Click here to read my review of The Timekeeper’s Moon. Joni (pronounced Johnny) Sensel was inspired by great writers like Norton Juster, Ray Bradbury, and Ursula […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author John Gilstrap
Click here for more interviews with writers John Gilstrap is the author of Nathan’s Run, At All Costs, Even Steven, Scott Free, and No Mercy. He is also the coauthor of Six Minutes to Freedom and The Chopin Manuscript. Here is a quote from the biography section of his website: “My first novel, Nathan’s Run, […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author John Claude Bemis
John Claude Bemis tried to write about wizards and dragons. Growing up in rural eastern North Carolina, he read fantasy classics like J.R.R. Tolkein and C.S. Lewis. But when it he began writing his own fantasy-adventure books, he decided to look to a different set of archetypes. John found inspiration for his fiction in old-time […]