- MAIN WEBSITE: deegarretson.com contact: deegarretson at gmail.com For information on free Skype visits, please go to my website.group blog:Project Mayhem twitter: @deegarretson Presidential kid adventure: WILDFIRE RUNEscape from Camp David
If the President's son and his friends got trapped at Camp David when the security systems went haywire, could they escape?
HarperCollins
A Junior Library Guild SelectionWOLF STORM Sometimes filming a movie can go very wrong...and turn all too realWhen a 19th century James Bond-type spy teams up with an art student who is definitely no Bond girl, will they be able to stop a royal assassination plot?THE GARGOYLE IN THE SEINE is one of my historical mysteries for adults and older teens. To read more about it, please go to my other site:
Victorian Mysteries
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Ten Things You Might Not Know about Camp David
When I decided to write WILDFIRE RUN, originally titled ESCAPE FROM CAMP DAVID, I didn’t realize quite how difficult it would be to find information about presidential retreat. While my book is fiction, I wanted enough accurate details to give … Continue reading
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To Do and To Don’t List for Middle Grade Debut Authors
There is no instruction manual for debut authors, and middle grade authors face some extra challenges. Our readers, 9 to 12-year-olds, are not getting their information about new books from authors themselves or from the internet, for the most part. … Continue reading
Creating Memorable Main Characters
At first glance, THE DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, THE HUNGER GAMES, and the Hercule Poirot mysteries by Agatha Christie would seem to have absolutely nothing in common, beyond being very successful books. It’s hard to imagine the three main … Continue reading
NaNoWriMO – How to win at National Novel Writing Month (just for fun)
I’ve never attempted NaNo, and I doubt if I ever will because I edit as a write. A thousand words a day is about all I can manage on a good day. I do admire those who do, so here’s a … Continue reading
Writers, are you tired of the Snark Monster?
Over the last few months I’ve been shaken by the amount of snark a few writers are throwing out about other writers. Most writers are wonderfully supportive of each other, but the few that aren’t adds a sour note that … Continue reading
A wolf pack of giveaway for WOLF STORM’s release
WOLF STORM comes out tomorrow, and in celebration I’m giving away a collection of wolf-related books and items over on the Project Mayhem blog through September 12th. To get there, you can click on this link: http://project-middle-grade-mayhem.blogspot.com/2011/08/character-inspiration-and-wolf-storm.html Please check it out!
Second Book Syndrome – The difference between the first and the second books
Two days away from the release of WOLF STORM, I’ve been thinking about how different it is to have a second book coming out. Not just in the release, but in the whole writing process. First of all, I am … Continue reading
Book Bloggers – One Author’s View
Believe it or not, many authors are intimidated to approach book bloggers. I know a certain percentage aren’t and those bombard bloggers for reviews, but they really are a very small percentage. The rest of us are cowering at our desks … Continue reading
WOLF STORM Costumes – Designing for the Fictional Movie
I love movies, especially sprawling science fiction, fantasy or historical epics with elaborate costumes and props and sets. When I set out to write WOLF STORM, the most fun part of the preliminary planning was getting to think up my … Continue reading
How many did you read? Debut middle grade 2010 books
So many books, so little time. I wanted to support fellow debut writers whose books came out in 2010 with this list before we all move on to the shiny new 2011 releases. It struck me that it would be … Continue reading
