Max Anderson

Reading Sparks Young Readers’ Imaginations

Recently I had the opportunity to speak to over one hundred elementary school students in an assembly. Later I went to three classrooms for a writing exercise. (This link has more details about the “Imagine” program I give in schools and libraries: HERE. Albert Einstein once said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” The day at the elementary school began by showing several of my Book Trailers for my action-adventures and...

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K.D. McCrite

Serendipity

Serendipity. It’s a rather long word that sounds special. And it is. The best definition I’ve found makes me smile: “the act of finding something valuable or delightful when you are not looking for it” (www.WhatIs.com). I recently experienced serendipity, and the results of that moment now give me much pleasure. A couple of months ago a friend of mine and I had lunch together in one of our favorite local restaurants. We talked about our writing projects, our pets, our homes, the weather—all those things that people share...

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