One second I’m reading missing chapter nine and the next thing I know I’m in chapter 132.įriley: Do you have a copy of these writer rules? MGG: But what about your chapters? They’re supposed to go in order.
You must know an opening has to hook the readers, providing them with a reason to read on.įiley: You obviously read the entire book and the first one? How did you get away with opening the book the way you did? Nine chapters of mostly blacked out text leaving just a few words to ponder.
MGG: Let me ask the questions, but no, I’ve read a few interviews is all.įriley: Too bad. MGG: Okay, I’m beginning to understand why your editor said writers are just pure evil.įilrey: I’m bored. MGG: Please don’t send me text in the middle of our interview… I mean who writes a book and makes themselves a part of the plot? MGG: Yes, you made that very clear in this second book in the Story Thieves series. Middle Grade Greg (MGG): So James, who are you really? Your bio makes it sound like you don’t exist?
Or it might just destroy the Kiel Gnomenfoot series, reveal Bethany's secret to the entire world, and force Owen to live out Kiel Gnomenfoot's final ( very final) adventure.My fictional telephone interview with fiction writer, James Riley… Besides, visiting the book might help Bethany find her father. It turns out Bethany's half-fictional and has been searching every book she can find for her missing father, a fictional character.īethany can't let anyone else learn her secret, so Owen makes her a deal: All she has to do is take him into a book in Owen's favorite Kiel Gnomenfoot series, and he'll never say a word. Owen knows that better than anyone, what with the real world's homework and chores.īut everything changes the day Owen sees the impossible happen-his classmate Bethany climb out of a book in the library. Life is boring when you live in the real world, instead of starring in your own book series. This "clever opener likely to leave readers breathless both with laughter and anticipation" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review) is the first in the New York Times bestselling series from the author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy.
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