I would love to have dinner with John Lennon because he was the heart of the Beatles and the first one to say "give peace a chance". Plus he was such a great song writer and wordsmith. I love that.
I would also have the talented Carole King at our table. She's a beautiful person inside and out. A songstress who writes the songs of my soul.
I would invite Martin Luther King Jr. (just noticed I have 2 Kings at the party) to our dinner because I love his words. MLK was ahead of his time regarding civil rights and the injustices inflicted according to race. I would love to tell him what is going on in America right now. Most of all I want to thank him for standing up when it was the hardest and for putting his life on the line for what he believed in. That's courage.
Then I would ask them all to collaborate on a book with me. :-)
It would be my dream to have the 'wonder' called William Shatner record the audiobook of Black Hole Radio for me. That would be the coolest thing ever! I would then travel the world on a book tour with my coolest audiobook. Visiting with small book stores and schools to talk about books and how I got William Shatner to speak my words.
Start early. Even though I always wanted to write a book I only got started at age 56! I regret not starting sooner because the more you write the better you get at it. So write early and write often....and don't give up on your dreams.
When I'm out of ideas or struggling with a scene, I read other books in my genre and pretty soon my imagination is sparked. I get inspired by great authors like Gordon Korman, Judy Blume and Bruce Coville to name a few. There are so many great fantasy writers out there for children, such as Philip Pullman, Christopher Paolini and Max Brallier how could you not be inspired!
