In collage, author Rick Riordan was convinced he’s be a rock star. He spent the weekends playing in bands and writing songs, but soon he found himself pulled more and more toward English and those books he’d never read in High School.
Author Rick Riordan says he wrote his Percy Jackson books — whose eponymous main character has dyslexia — to honor his son and so many of his students when he was a teacher who had ADHD and/or dyslexia.
Sherri Smith talks about her process for writing the historical fiction “Flygirl” about a young black woman who dreams of joining the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) during World War II.
When Author R.L. Stine returned to his hometown to do some readings at schools and libraries, a newspaper headline about his visit stated: “R.L. Stein Is About as Scary as an Optometrist.”
A shy kid, Author R.L. Stine was also scared of a lot of things like the dark, going into the basement, and parking his bike in a dark garage. But as a thriller writer, he can easily remember back to how he felt as a child and apply those experiences to his characters.
