What do you create? I write contemporary novels about teenagers. When I first started writing with hopes for publication, someone described my work as “the perfect blend of humor and pathos.” I’ve been aiming to live up to that compliment ever since. Why do you create? Oh, man. I’ve been asking myself this question frequently while juggling deadlines. My best answer at this moment is that I always have characters and stories appearing in my brain, and some of them are too endearing, too special, or too something else to keep all to myself. My second published novel, … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2015
3Ws – Forest Sun
What do you create? I write songs with words, chords, rhythm, and melodies. I sing those songs and make them into records. I paint on paper and canvas. I snap photos and share them. I write poems on scraps of paper and in spiral notebooks. I chop, dice, grill, bake, stir and delight in cooking extravagant feasts (and eating them, see the third W below). I make movies and music videos with my wife Ingrid Serban. See her 3w’s right here on Allie’s blog for more about that. We run our indie label Painted Sun Records together, too. Here’s a video of my tune “Morningbird” we just filmed … [Read more...]
3Ws – Brendan Smith
What do you create? Scripts for the television box and now the bigger screen thingee. And when I'm not on the clock or in a contractual situation, I definitely try to "create" more scripts. For fun and for free. And in hopes that something will pay off down the road. I "create" a lot of photos, too. And hacky tweets. Other than that, I look at each day as an opportunity to create fun and controlled chaos. Why do you create? I honestly do not know how to do it differently! I've basically structured my life so I can do nothing but create -- it's who I am -- and can't imagine … [Read more...]