![]() It’s not getting easier, no, but I think Cosmic’s my favorite so far, because it allowed me to finally fulfill my frustrated dreams about going to space. This is your third novel, following Millions and Framed. I think what was said to me by one of the kids was, ‘You’ve lost it, bud.’ They told me in no uncertain terms it wasn’t working. I had Liam being closed off and that made him very hard to relate to. I had gotten the character completely wrong. And I have to add, they read a draft of Cosmic and they all hated it. Oh, they do, and they’re very generous and supportive. So I guess that’s just me thinking about the concept of “dadliness” and how I can improve.ĭo your kids read your works-in-progress? Do they give you plenty of opportunities to practice your “dadliness,” as Liam calls it? I guess it’s a blessing that I’m quite small. ![]() There are these ridiculous expectations of kids who grow early. Horrible! But that was enough to plant the idea for a novel? ![]() That’s a mutation.” That’s a real line! Isn’t that terrible? She really said that. His mother said something that I actually put in the book. And then, my family went away for a year, and when we came back one of my son’s friends had had a growth spurt. ![]() ![]() People of my age, we all wanted to go to space. ![]()
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