Today's blog is about short stories....a book of short stories might be something that you'd like to read over your summer vacation...check out the video interview with David Lubar, a popular writer of short story collections and before that a video game creator....don't forget to leave a comment...
David Lubar's goal is to delight and entertain his readers. He certainly does this in short-story collections and books like his "Weenies" series, True Talents, and Dunk, using a combination of adventure, cliffhangers, explosions and wacky humor. When asked if he writes with boy's in mind, Lubar demurred, "the ability of girls to appreciate a good lit fart is vastly under-rated in our society." Hear, hear.
Watch this interview or read the interview transcript. You can also read a short biography of David Lubar or see a selected list of his books.
Listened to David Lubar talk about his writing when he presented at the Festival of Words at UD a few years ago. He was good. He also didn't have any problem sharing with his audience where he got some of the ideas for his stories. Patricia McCormick will be at the Festival this spring, and I hope I will be able to take Delcastle Book Club members to hear her speak about writing.
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