The Writing Life Authors discuss the writing process. The following authors share their creative writing process on the Fairfax Network YouTube Channel. Brandon Mull: Writing Fantasies Brian Floca: Font Sizes Carla Killough McClafferty: Research and Writing Carmen Agra Deedy: Research Eoin Colfer: Start Working Ingrid Law: "Gear Up" Gloves John Grisham: Creating Characters Julia Heckathorn: Inspiration Kathryn Erskine: Writer's Block Katy Kelly: Character Development Kwame Alexander: Poems Lisa Graff: Drafts and Revising Marc Tyler Nobleman: Selecting an Illustrator Neal Shusterman: Writer's Cliff Rosalyn Schanzer: Inspiration William Joyce: iPad App Jason Reynolds: Character Development John Grisham: Writing Books for Teens Ruta Sepetys: Head-Hopping Fred Bowen: Messy Notebooks Alan Gratz: Writing for Middle Schoolers James Ponti: Research Online Shannon Messenger: Plot Twists James Riley: Feedback Cynthia Kadohata: Deciding the Topic Rachel Renée Russell: Inspiration Contact the Fairfax Network. Contact Us Connect With Us