I believe young children in particular enjoy witnessing the survival of youthful protagonists against terrible odds. I think it's gratifying to the reader when you give young characters that kind of agency.
Destiny isn't immutable. You can change your fate. But I'd say the only way to do it is with hard, intelligent work and long-term dedication to a goa… - Robert Paul Weston
Destiny isn't immutable. You can change your fate. But I'd say the only way to do it is with hard, intelligent work and long-term dedication to a goa…
- Robert Paul Weston
I believe young children in particular enjoy witnessing the survival of youthful protagonists against terrible odds. I think it's gratifying to the r… - Robert Paul Weston
I believe young children in particular enjoy witnessing the survival of youthful protagonists against terrible odds. I think it's gratifying to the r…
Since I tend to write chronologically, the middle is always the place where the process is most taxing. - Robert Paul Weston
Since I tend to write chronologically, the middle is always the place where the process is most taxing.
I think a lot of things are at play when children enjoy a grisly old fairytale. I don't think many children take it literally, or rather it's quite c… - Robert Paul Weston
I think a lot of things are at play when children enjoy a grisly old fairytale. I don't think many children take it literally, or rather it's quite c…
I can't say I'm anything like a devoted animal rights activist, but I certainly oppose cruelty to animals. - Robert Paul Weston
I can't say I'm anything like a devoted animal rights activist, but I certainly oppose cruelty to animals.
I believe actual violence scars children much more than violence in storybooks. - Robert Paul Weston
I believe actual violence scars children much more than violence in storybooks.
People of different ethnicities are definitely not of differing species. Biologically speaking, people are people. - Robert Paul Weston
People of different ethnicities are definitely not of differing species. Biologically speaking, people are people.
I'd hasten to say that the prejudice in Dust City isn't completely analogous to racism in the real world. - Robert Paul Weston
I'd hasten to say that the prejudice in Dust City isn't completely analogous to racism in the real world.
Historical atrocities have certainly shown that dehumanizing any group is the first step toward genocide. - Robert Paul Weston
Historical atrocities have certainly shown that dehumanizing any group is the first step toward genocide.
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