The title of this blog comes from the inscription on Hopkins Gate at Williams College, my alma mater. You walk through this gate and past these words after graduating—they set a pretty high bar for their graduates at Williams. The picture is of the coolest birthday present I have ever received (not to slight any…
Point of View in How I Live Now I start off, as usual, with an apology—this blog was supposed to post in November. November it is not. I promise that I have spent the intervening weeks hard at work, writingwritingwriting like a thing possessed, and have emerged spent and happy and eagerly awaiting comments on…
Hello again, dear readers. After a rather long summer (and fall…) holiday, the blog is back! And, as promised, is back to discuss Newbery medalist, The Giver, by Lois Lowry. This was a big summer for me—lots of writing and revision and learning about the publishing process by living through it. It was also a big summer…
Creating Characters in When You Reach Me The last week has been a big week for everyone—for the pets, it marks the one year anniversary of the day they became the second cutest things in the house. Peter celebrated by looking pathetic; Kerry, by looking even more pathetic than usual; Oscar, by throwing up on the…
Use of the Flashforward in The Book Thief Here it is, my first ever blog entry. The handsome gentleman pictured above is my best friend, Peter. I feel like I need his support to launch this endeavor. His snaggletooth gives me power… I’ve promised a discussion of a book and the craft of its writing….
Dayna Lorentz is the author of the DOGS OF THE DROWNED CITY series (Scholastic) and NO SAFETY IN NUMBERS (Dial).
I write because I have to; I write because I love to; I eat cupcakes because they’re there.
