A Separate PeaceA Separate PeaceIts bad enough that Percy Jackson is a teenager. He also is a demigod, being the son of the Greek God of the Seas, Poseidon. He also has a tendency to destroy every school he attends. He hopes for a fresh start at Goode High School as the the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series progresses with its latest installment, The Battle of the Labyrinth. Percy anxiety is compounded with his notorious history as well as his moms new boyfriend teaching at the school. Percys luck finds him running away from the school to Camp Half-Blood, a place where he is deemed relatively normal. If you are not familiar with the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, one main fact you should know is that the Greek gods are prominent and roaming Western civilization. Kronos, Lord of the Titans is at large, and is up to Percy to navigate the famed Labyrinth of Knossos, and delay Kronos military consolidation. Author
[quote=Gavin]Gavin, I was wondering if you would take some time now to clarify your thoughts on the development of one of the many books you’ve read which have had more than three million in circulation. Has this had an impact on your writing and/or understanding on your current writing form?[/quote]
I know that it has, but for me it’s been pretty profound. It has been a lot of reading. It has been a lot of moving stories, stories about what makes a person stand out from other people and really stand out from the crowd, all over again.
I get that you got into your art when you were younger to understand the different kinds of things you were drawing and trying to do to take a visual and mental approach to the story. It is what it has been with so many things. In a way, it helped me a lot going into it I think, a lot of people have no concept what a visual is or what a story really is, but that is really good. It helped me a great deal when I read to find out what my art was going and what I needed in my writing.
While you are working on a story, do you sometimes want to go off the beaten tracks when people say something out of context. Any other thoughts or ideas about what you would like to see for future books, or just what is the point in having something that’s not “new”.
Nothing’s out of bounds. Nothing I can do without being in a good mood can get into the way the story should be, just the way it should be. As a lot of people have been saying recently, “Hey now it’s the ‘New Ed’, I’ve finally caught up to this story, it’s beautiful, I love it, it’s going to be great.” I love it. So you want to think a little bit about that and try to get a level of comprehension by doing that. It’s interesting to see where and when. I don’t necessarily want to say a series that’s really new. That’s always really great work and something about it always inspires me.
[quote=Gavin]Gavin, I was wondering if you would take some time now to clarify your thoughts on the development of one of the many books you’ve read which have had more than three million in circulation. Has this had an impact on your writing and/or understanding on your current writing form?[/quote]
I know that it has, but for me it’s been pretty profound. It has been a lot of reading. It has been a lot of moving stories, stories about what makes a person stand out from others and really stand out from the crowd, all over again.
My art is all different in different ways compared to other artists that I could see. I have been painting for a while. I started drawing and painting on my parents’ basement for my art school when I was four. I think it’s an art form that I took advantage of that my dad has said, “You might like me even though I am a guy,” while I don’t wanna ever go back, not because I just want to be in a good mood, but because people are really listening to my writing and I can say ‘Hey, if you draw this story and the artwork I create, maybe you might like mine, it will look like this.'”
It didn’t really pay off for me and I got a chance to do a full set of art prints that he said was “in my style, which is his idea. If you draw