But for me, I really need those three ingredients before I can start cooking. Sometimes a story starts with characters and other times a plot. I wish I had a process, but it seems to change all the time.
Could you share a little about your writing and/or research process? That trip and those elements came together to make City Spies.Įveryone says writing is a process. We went to London and Paris and had an amazing time. The actual idea was spurred by a trip my wife and I took to visit our son when he was studying in England for a year abroad. I tried to include the elements that grab me most as a reader – mystery, humor, adventure, and family. I was an extremely reluctant reader, so I keep that in mind when I work on the books. My goal was to write a series that young me would’ve wanted to read. What inspired you to write these stories and/or these characters?įirst of all, I nearly fainted when I heard Colby say that on his video. Colby Sharp of Nerdy Book Club said, “Books like this are why kids love to read,” which is high praise. A certain book that shares its name with this website! I wanted mummies.Īnd, not for nothing, the fact that it involves breaking into a museum late at night can be traced directly back to the one book that found its way into my heart when I was a young reader. I wanted a story with elements that were up-to-the-minute modern alongside those that were ancient and mysterious. To thwart the attack, they have to journey to Egypt and look for answers in the tombs among the Valley of the Kings.
(Which means I had to figure out how to break into the British Museum.) In the process, they get swept up in a massive cyber-assault on venerated London institutions like Parliament and the Underground. The City Spies have to break into the British Museum and steal something for the government. It starts with a heist, which is so much fun to write. Please tell us a little bit about your latest book, CITY SPIES: CITY OF THE DEAD. I’m ashamed to admit that I am a little late to the CITY SPIES game, but I can’t wait to jump in and read them all. James’s fourth book in the series, CITY SPIES: CITY OF THE DEAD comes out February 7. I had the good fortune to interview James Ponti, author of the CITY SPIES series, this week. Does your book qualify as middle-grade?.Turning Kids Into Bookworms: A Book List For Parents.Successful Author or Illustrator Visits.Schedule a Skype Visit with a Mixed-Up Files Author.Author Websites With Discussion/Activity Guides.
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