superheroesincolor: Hoodoo (2015) “Twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher was born into a family with a rich

superheroesincolor: Hoodoo (2015) “Twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher was born into a family with a rich tradition of practicing folk magic: hoodoo, as most people call it. But even though his name is Hoodoo, he can’t seem to cast a simple spell. When a mysterious man called the Stranger comes to town, Hoodoo starts dreaming of the dead rising from their graves. Even worse, he soon learns the Stranger is looking for a boy. Not just any boy. A boy named Hoodoo. The entire town is at risk from the Stranger’s black magic, and only Hoodoo can defeat him. He’ll just need to learn how to conjure first. Set amid the swamps, red soil, and sweltering heat of small town Alabama in the 1930s, Hoodoo is infused with a big dose of creepiness leavened with gentle humor.” by Ronald L. Smith Get it  now here “I grew up on Air Force Bases and have lived in Japan, Maine, Alabama, Michigan, Washington, DC, South Carolina, Delaware and a bunch of other places I don’t remember. I read a lot of books as a kid, especially fantasy and science fiction, and this inspired my lifelong love of the fantastical. I always knew I would be some sort of writer, and as an adult, found myself drawn to the world of advertising. It was nice to make a living as a real writer, working on big-budget TV commercials and traveling all over the world. I did it for many years, selling everything from cheeseburgers to cars to airlines. During this Mad Men-esque era, I didn’t work on my fiction at all, and focused solely on my career. I was an Ad Bro. I pretty much figured I would never write a novel, but my imagination was reignited by the multitude of books for young readers that came out during this time: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix, and many others from authors such as Holly Black, Neil Gaiman and Suzanne Collins. Here were the types of books I loved as a kid: books that sparked the imagination and introduced readers to different worlds. So with this renewed interest in writing I joined The Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, found a critique group, went to several conferences, and, most importantly, immersed myself in the world of children’s literature.” [Follow SuperheroesInColor faceb / instag / twitter / tumblr / pinterest] -- source link

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