I decided to conduct a little research on the author, Ransom Riggs. Here is what I learned:
Ransom Riggs not only writes books, but also makes short films and book trailers. He was born on a 200-year-old farm in Maryland and then moved to Florida when he was little. In Riggs' biography on his website, he described Florida as a place with "lots and lots of old people and not very much for kids to do." Because he was often bored, he had to make up his own stories and his own fun. He also made videos with his friends in his backyard.
To develop his writing skills, Riggs attended the University of Virginia’s Young Writer's Workshop for three summers during high school. He attended Kenyon College to study English, and then went to film school at the University of Southern California.
Here is a link to his bio page:
http://www.ransomriggs.com/bio/
Here is an interview with Riggs about Hollow City:
That is like the author of the Perks of Being a Wallflower. He not only writes books, but he directs movies and writes screenplay for them.
ReplyDeleteIt's really cool when authors have multiple talents.
Deletei love authors like this. these type of authors really know how to keep things interesting.
ReplyDeleteI do too! I think it's cool that he built the story around vintage photos.
DeleteIt's cool how you focused on an author instead of the book. Most people would say they wrote these books I like, yet you pushed t and said she did all this other stuff too! It's amazing! Also with the attached interview it makes her seem even more real.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kay! I think it's cool to find out more about your author because it makes it easier to connect with them and you can see why they wrote what they did!
DeleteI really like how you did research on the author of your book. It probably would help to learn a lot more things about why the book was written the way it was. I also liked how you included a video! Good job!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteGreat post, you have a very interesting introduction then using a quote from the author. I also liked how you did it sort of in a timeline order then added in the interview, enhancing the impact of your post.
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