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Readersvoice.com aims to collect a few interesting reading tips. For this issue I interviewed Hugh Howey and saw him give a talk at Supanova at the Gold Coast. He wrote the post-apocalyptic novel Wool and its prequel Shift which are about a society living in silos, staring out at a toxic world. Hugh Howey gives many reading suggestions in this issue.
By the way, the Lifeline Bookfest is on again in Brisbane at the Convention Centre, South Brisbane, but for only four days this time, from June 8 to 11.
Author Hugh Howey talks about the history of his post-apocalyptic novel Wool…
Hugh Howey, author of Wool, talks about tension, fan fiction and plot construction in tv series…
Readersvoice.com aims to collect a few interesting reading tips. For this issue I attended the premiere of The Garden of Words, which is about a 15-year-old boy who skips school on rainy days, and meets a 27-year-old woman in a park. A traditional Japanese love story develops. Writer and director Makoto Shinkai spoke after the anime. I also caught up with some other good screenwriters and directors in town for the Gold Coast Film Festival, and the nearby Supanova..
Makoto Shinkai talks about making The Garden of Words and mentions a favorite book…
Screenwriters Todd Farmer (Drive Angry, My Bloody Valentine 3D) and Destin Pfaff and Kern Saxton (Sushi Girl) mention some favorite books. They were at The Gold Coast for the film festival, and I met the Sushi Girl creators at the nearby Supanova, which is like a comic-con…
READERSVOICE.COM aims to collect a few interesting reading tips. For this issue, M. L. Stedman talks about her writing process for The Light Between Oceans. It’s the story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife on Janus Island, off the Western Australia coast in 1926. A boat washes up with a dead man and a baby. They decide to keep the baby and disaster ensues. The book has been optioned by Miramax for a movie…
M. L. Stedman talks about researching The Light Between Oceans, and writing in the British Library…
M. L. Stedman talks about the auction process where publishers bid for her first novel The Light Between Oceans, and lists some favorite books…
READERSVOICE.COM aims to collect a few interesting reading tips. Mini comics are basically home-made comics. The relatively low cost of production allows great artistic freedom. Michael Dowers said he likes all mini comics, especially the good ones. He is the editor of the Treasury of Mini Comics Volume One (Fantagraphics), with Volume Two to follow. The 720 page Volume One includes artists like Ron Rege Jr and John Porcellino, and covers mini comics from the late 1960s to the present.