Back when I was in college at the dawn of the 21st century, Christian films were just starting to explode onto the scene. Sure, religious-themed films have always been around to some extent, but it’s been just under twenty years since the era of the “Hey, we’re just as cool as Hollywood…no, seriously, we are!” types of Christian films began hitting the market. You know, the kind of films that cause churches and ministry groups to gush in anticipation of... Read more
Prologue: Somewhere in the fields of Southern Indiana… Imagine, if you will, a boy. There is always a boy or a girl in these sorts of stories. He is blond and skeletal thin, running across the large green field beside his house. Star Wars, the St. Louis Cardinals, and Jesus are all jumbled up inside his head. If you asked him, he could talk about all three with equal passion. See him as he bikes around his small, Southern Indiana... Read more
As I write this post, I’m a bit blurry eyed, tired, and my body isn’t entirely sure what time zone it’s in. However, I wanted to write this post without too much thought because I wanted to give my unedited feelings on my time at Teen Author Boot Camp. Let me get this out of the way; I had the time of my life. To refresh everyone’s memory, I instructed a class at a Teen Author Boot Camp on Saturday.... Read more
(In a few hours, I’ll be boarding a plane for Utah to speak at Teen Author Boot Camp. I’m beyond excited. One of the reasons is that I get to meet cool fellow authors like Renee Collins.) How did you get into writing? It sounds like such a cliche, but I’ve always been a writer. In high school, however, I wrote mostly angsty teenage love poetry to boys who absolutely didn’t deserve my fervent passion. It wasn’t until years... Read more
(An agent can make or break an author. Get an amazing one (like me), and it’s smooth sailing. Get a bad one, and suffer frustrating heartbreak. Amy Jameson, like all great agents, believes in cultivating writers and developing their talent.Check out what she says about being an agent and the future of the publishing industry. She will be giving a workshop at Teen Author Boot Camp 2014.) What inspired you to become an agent? I never knew literary agents existed... Read more
(We’re less than a week away from Teen Author Boot Camp and I can’t wait. It seems as if Utah has more YA writers than you can possibly imagine, and they’re all pretty great. Sara Larson is no exception. She did me the honor of agreeing to an interview as she talks about writing and why teaching teen writers is so important to her) How did you get into writing? Writing has always been an integral part of who I... Read more
(Tyler Jolley is a combination you’ve never heard of before; a dentist and a writer. He runs the site Jolley Smiles about dental health. On the writing side, his book that he co-wrote with Sherry Ficklin The Lost Imperials just released this past November to great reviews.) Why did you get into writing? The ladies . . . well actually one lady, my wife. I had all these crazy stories in my mind while I was in dental school. Maybe... Read more
(We at Geek Goes Rogue loves indie artists who live on their art and who want to make a difference in the world. To that end, we try to highlight Indie artists as much as we can. Here, our intrepid Hollywood connection, Jo Schaffer, interviews Brian Higgins about his passion to use art to help those with mental disabilities. He has founded Create Reel Change for that purpose and is currently running an Indiegogo campaign to support his efforts) Where... Read more
(Teen Author Boot Camp is one of the largest writer’s conferences for teens in the country. J.Scott Savage is the guy who brought all the lovely ladies from Writers Cubed together. In fact, they call him “dad”. Turns out, he is an amazing writer in his own right and agreed to sit down with us before the conference. His book series, FarWorld is in bookstores everywhere) Why did you get into writing? I think it’s an extension of reading so... Read more
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