Miyamoto Musashi

Recently a young reader asked me “Where did you get the idea for Mitsuka Manuyoto?” Mitsuka is a character in Owl Ninja, the second book in the Samurai Kids series. Throughout the Samurai Kids writing process my constant companion is The Book of Five Rings by the great Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, even today, considered…

People keep asking me why I don’t blog about my writing. I guess it’s because I’m a bit obstinate and somewhere early along the line decided this was a books and reading blog. I love reading. As a kid I was always being told ‘It’s rude to read over someone’s shoulder.’ But I couldn’t help…