If you work hard doing the wrong job, is it really work? Or is it... by D. J. MacHale

If you work hard doing the wrong job, is it really work? Or is it some kind of fakery?

D. J. MacHale

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Spader and I were nearly killed. Three times. We were also robbed and witnessed a gruesome murder. Happy birthday to me!

three-times murder three

I met Pendragon when I made the journey to the far desert. He is from the tribe known as...as..." Loor was scrambling. Bokka didn't know about the Travelers. I had to bail her out. Yankees," I said. "The Yankees tribe." Hey, what can I say? It was the first thing that came to mind. "It's a strong tribe," I added. "Respected by all...except for our mortal enemies, the Sox tribe. They hate us. Especially the Red ones. Cannibals. Nasty characters.

hate strong character

Dont you know... I'm the boggyman."-St. Dane by D. J. MacHale

Dont you know... I'm the boggyman."-St. Dane

Max Rose: Vo? What kind of name is that? Spader: What kind of name is Rose? Isn't that some kind of flower?

flower names rose

At least I thought it was a wall. It sure felt like one. It was hard. It was flat. It stretched out on either side of me. You know... wall.

flats wall sides

I really suggest the Pendragon series to all readers unless you a... by D. J. MacHale

I really suggest the Pendragon series to all readers unless you are afraid of gore!

pendragon gore reader

I was exhausted. Fighting to save the universe will do that. by D. J. MacHale

I was exhausted. Fighting to save the universe will do that.

exhausted universe fighting

To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always known where it will end.

end good you mystery

A screenplay is really a blueprint for something that will be filmed. Therefore you must always keep in mind that whatever you write is going to be staged, for real.

will you real mind

Storytelling is storytelling. Good stories need compelling characters and interesting conflicts. That's the bottom line no matter what medium you're writing for.

good you matter writing

The single best piece of advice I give to aspiring writers is to always write about things that they know. I suggest that they write about people and places and events and conflicts they are familiar with. That way their writing will be real and hopefully readers will respond to it. I try to take my own advice.

best my-own people way

I'd love to play the piano, and I'm going to work on it. by D. J. MacHale

I'd love to play the piano, and I'm going to work on it.

piano play work love

I believe that stories find writers, writers don't find stories. With the 'Pendragon' series, I actually had multiple story ideas and decided that instead of writing them individually, I would create a character whose journey would thread them all together.

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