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Nix: He wrote Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen, and a ton of other
wonderful books.
Christopher
Paolini: The author who wrote Eragon , the first part of
the Inheritance trilogy (which he had better finish--between the
bunch of us, we could hunt him down...). The dragon is mega-cool.
I love her. Oh. He wrote this thing at the age of 15. Does that
make you sick or what?
Marion
Zimmer Bradley: She's passed on, sigh. But in my opinion,
she's one of the greatest fantasy writers ever. I love Mists of
Avalon and her Darkover series. Her writing is for adults, but
I read the Darkover books as a teenager and loved them. Just read
them all again recently.
Dean
Koontz: Keeps me on the edge of my seat. Definitely for older
readers. Books can be spooky and have adult stuff in them.
Stephen
King: The master of horror is definitely for older readers.
Salem's Lot caused me not to sleep for about half of my senior
year.
Debbie Federici:
Crit Partner, wonderful writer, co-wrote L.O.S.T. with me (it
was her idea!). Can't say enough about her.
Sheri
Gilbert: Crit Partner, incredible writer. You'll love The
Legacy of Gloria Russell. Do you have a knack?
Kathleen
Duey: She writes EVERYTHING! Love her unicorn books for younger
readers, and everything else she writes!
Melanie
Chrismer: Some stuff for the younger crowd. I will never think
of a name funnier than Phoebe Clappsaddle. And check out the animal
pics in her bio. I'm a sucker for animal pics. And embarassing
my children. Have you noticed?
Email Address of One of the Funniest, Weirdest
Writers I Know
melissa151@earthlink.net
She has stories about man-eating cheerleaders, girl knights
who fight villains like Roy the Awful and a lovesick giant squid,
and ghosts who stink. If you don't believe me, write her. Missy
quote of the moment..."My visit here was nothing like I expected,
especially that horrible person who continues to hiss at me. In
fact, he's standing here now, hissing away like a tea kettle gone
mad. It's terribly unnerving. He must have some other duties here,
but all I ever see him do is hiss..."
Dotti
Enderle: Look at her picture. Enough said. Her books are great,
though. I'm not sure how she writes, what with the insects on
her nose and all.
Christine Taylor-Butler. Working on the best scifi/fantasy
story since Star Wars and Star Trek. Finish the book Christine.
I know where you live. The clock is ticking. She already has two
books published, No Boys Allowed and A Mom Like No Other . You
can check them out at Amazon. Oh, and she knows how to ride a
unicycle, and black cats stare at her while she writes.
Creepy, eh?
Writer Wall of Shame:
These writers don't have a website, but they should.
If they don't get one within the next six months, I'm publishing
their email addresses so you can harass them with my blessings,
okay?
Melissa Haber. She wrote The Heroic Adventures
of Hercules Amsterdam. Great tale. Get a website before I have
to take drastic action, Melissa. Readers, you can buy old Herc
at Amazon, or look at the cover if you want. Melissa named her
daugher something really fun and unusual. Your daughter's name
needs to be on a website, Melissa. Soon. Inquiring minds
want to know.
My Editors' Email Addresses:
Ha! Fooled you! Bet I scared them a bunch, too.
My Agent's Website:
She doesn't have one, but she's really cool. Her
name is Erin. She has a cat named Chakra. Told you she's cool.
Get a website, Erin.
Writer Who Writes Books About Characters On A Swim Team:
Chris
Crutcher
I love his books, too.
Completely
Random Sidetrip
Names of Some Cool People:
Kacy
Addison
JB
Gisele
Cindy
Kathy
York and his Mom
Evelyn E.
Ramona
Kathleen
Dorothy
Regina
Brandon
Gynni
Steve
Susan
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