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The "C" Word

Yeah, that word—CREATIVITY. (What were you thinking?)

When I was a kid, I used to paint—little canvases or big ones, it didn't matter. Water color or acrylic. I had a sketchbook where I would go outside, sit somewhere interesting and let my graphite skip across the vellum; I did that into college, too. My grandmother used to get my…

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Added by David Berger on June 2, 2012 at 6:46pm — No Comments

Revving My Engine

Like cow paths meandering through pastures, ideas for the sequel have been moving along. I can only get so far with ideas while the school year is still in session. I get into my groove and then—WHAM—I have to grade papers or plan for a substitute while I've been proctoring AP and IB exams. The seniors finish tomorrow, and then I have until June 6 before the year ends. I hope to get into the outlining more once I can focus my attention on the details…

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Added by David Berger on June 2, 2012 at 6:30pm — No Comments

My Interview with Amy Manemann

Amy Manemann, author of Deadly Reunion, a Taci Andrews mystery, and the soon to be released Deadly Science, as well as "the Mini Drill Sargeant for Events Communications and Blogging Communications" at World Literary Cafe, has interviewed me at her blog.

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Added by David Berger on March 19, 2012 at 6:54pm — No Comments

Gay Characters and Task Force: Gaea

When I started writing this novel years ago, I had an internal conversation about whether or not I was ready to commit to having gay characters play a prominent role. It wasn't because I was ashamed of being gay myself, but rather more of a concern that my book wouldn't be well received because of the content. After all, would an 18 year old straight guy want to read a novel if the main character were gay? Or, if gay characters showed up throughout? It was…

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Added by David Berger on March 19, 2012 at 4:00am — No Comments

Romance in Fantasy

Recently, I’ve been pondering something that a friend mentioned to me while reading Task Force: Gaea: why is there no romance in the novel? A worthy question, to be sure, and it started me thinking about the nature of “romance” in literature. Now, I’m not sure why she commented about it—unless she truly wished to see characters engage in a romantic relationship. Within this story (about the birth of the…

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Added by David Berger on March 18, 2012 at 2:42pm — No Comments