Why does gordon korman like to write

Paul Yee asks, "Do you think it's harder to write funny stories than serious ones? I wouldn't say harder, but it's definitely more pressure to produce regular comic payoffs. Esta Spalding asks, "What was your favourite book as a child? Has that book influenced the way you write as an adult? If so, how? Both initiated me into the tradition of middle-grade novels about funny, audacious, creative, scheming kids.

Adam Sternbergh asks, "Do you plot your novels in advance and, if so, how? I usually start with beginning and ending, plus two or three big set-piece-style scenes in the middle. Louise Penny asks, "What advice to you give emerging authors?

Don't try to figure the odds of what will sell, or try to predict the next great trend. Ignore all the noise and do the best job you can on the book you're writing now.

Which one resembles you the most? From Mandy, age Nice call! Although J. They don't really resemble me, but I do greatly admire them. And my heart went out to Luke, who — let's face it — was completely innocent, and didn't belong on that boat trip in the first place. If I had to pick an absolute favorite, I'd have to go with Dominic. Something unplanned happened with Dominic when I was writing Everest.

He came alive in ways I never could have imagined. Why did you have to make Bryn and her sleepwalking condition happen? When I was reading your first book I was kinda mad but now I've got over it and I'm starting to like Sammi.

You and Bruce Coville are my favorite authors in the world. But the whole point of this question is why did you wash out Bryn? From Vannah, age 10, and Mandy, age My goal in Everest 1 was to make the final team as unpredictable as possible. So it was always in the plan for the top male and female candidates, Chris Alexis and Bryn Fiedler, not to make it.

The sleepwalking was just to add a little mystery. In Summit , it says that none of the teammates have visited anywhere but America, but I thought Sammi went to the Rockies with Caleb?

From Michelle, age You've got a great eye for detail! But if you look at it again, you'll see that Sammi planned to go cliff-jumping with Caleb in the Canadian Rockies when she thought she'd washed out of SummitQuest. Once she was back on the team, that plan was off. Were you ever able to climb a mountain, or get stranded on a deserted island?

Why did you decide to write Everest? Did you climb Everest or something? From Amanda, age 11, and Makayla, age 9. No, none of the trilogies are based on personal experience. I'm not a scuba diver either. In each of Island, Everest, and Dive, I was able to replace the experience with research. At my local library, they always know what I'm working on based on the research books I check out. Dominic Alexis is my favorite character.

Is he gonna be in any other books? From Jane, age I would love to write a sequel to Everest, although there's nothing planned so far.

How about this: Cap Cicero disappears on an expedition, and Dominic reassembles the team to try to find out what happened to him. Dive will be in stores this summer. The series also features the crew of a 17th century pirate ship and an foot tiger shark named Clarence. I think that you should write more books with the same six kids. What do you think? Are you going to make more books about Island? From Jordan, age 12, and Gloria, age I don't have plans for more Island books for this reason: the kids have been rescued already.

What else can happen to them? Any ideas? I'd love to see them. I'm glad you enjoyed the six-kid setup. Everest and Dive both feature only four main characters. I'd be interested to hear why you prefer the larger cast. Are the kids in your Everest books fiction or non-fiction? I know the facts about Everest and some of the previous climbers are true — but what about these kids? Did they really attempt to climb Everest or is this just a wild notion?

Also: Is your Island series based on true information? From Keisha, age 12, and Emily, age No, the four kids on the SummitQuest team are pure fiction.

The current record for the youngest conquest of Everest belongs to a sixteen-year-old Sherpa boy. Decades later, he now is a grumpy elder who lives in the Graybeard Motel. The lesson or moral of Restart by Gordon Korman is that people have choices and that they can change. Chase learns this only after he falls off a roof and suffers from amnesia.

Who does Chase suggest Shoshanna interview for the video contest? When everyone he bullied starts to trust him again, he accidentally hits Joel Weber, someone he was very mean to, in the head, everyone thinks it was on purpose, so they think he is back to his bullying ways. Then, Chase finds out stole a medal of honor from Mr. Terms in this set 20 What was missing from Mr.

Solways room? What happened after the band room incident? A blond haired girl with a blue dress and a white lace. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel.