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Lana Krumwiede

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In third grade, Lana wrote in her autobiography that she wanted to be a mother, a writer, and the church organist. Two out of three ain't bad! Her work has appeared in Highlights, High Five, Spider, Babybug, The Friend, and Chicken Soup for the Child's Soul. Freakling is her first novel.

Lana has tried psi many times, particularly when it comes to household chores, but she could never make it work. She does have a few mildly supernatural abilities, which include untying knots, peeling oranges, and winning at board games. Her perfect day would include reading, writing, swimming, cooking, telling jokes, spending time with family, and pie.

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Lana Krumwiede My Top Five Things About Being A Writer:

1. Hanging around with other writers. So fun!
2. Friendships with imaginary people (my characters).
3. Always be…moreMy Top Five Things About Being A Writer:

1. Hanging around with other writers. So fun!
2. Friendships with imaginary people (my characters).
3. Always being on the hunt for new ideas I can use. Keeps things interesting!
4. When a reader tells me how much they enjoyed one of my books or it made them think or it helped them somehow. That makes my day!(less)

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About halfway through Freakling at the moment and was wondering why you made Taemon 12-13?

Lana Krumwiede Hi, Stephanie!

I did think very carefully about how old Taemon should be. When I first conceived of the idea for the story, I wasn't sure if Taemon sh…moreHi, Stephanie!

I did think very carefully about how old Taemon should be. When I first conceived of the idea for the story, I wasn't sure if Taemon should be a teenager or a pre-teen. I actually tried writing it both ways, but the teenage Taemon just didn't feel right for a number of reasons. His character begins a certain innocence, a sort of unjaded view of the world that seemed to fit with a pre-teen. I wanted him to be someone who wouldn't be initially thought of as a threat by the adults in his world. Also, the more I wrote, the more I began to feel that the story would work better as a middle-grade novel rather than young-adult. For those reasons, I settled on age twelve for Taemon at the beginning of the trilogy.

The funny thing is that the first time my editor read the manuscript for Freakling, there were a few places where she said Taemon's voice sounded older than in other places. She asked me to rewrite a few things because of that. Those scenes were exactly the places where I had experimented with moving Taemon's age up to a teenager. After I had settled on to having him younger, I made the mistake of not going back and rewriting those portions. I didn't realize that an astute reader would pick up on the nuances in the two voices. I'm not even sure I was aware of the nuances in the two voices--I think I was just writing by instinct. Once my editor pointed them out, I saw what she was getting at. And of course I did rewrite the narration in those scenes to make the voice more consistent throughout.

Thanks for asking such a great question!(less)

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Average rating: 3.89 · 3,108 ratings · 463 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Freakling (Psi Chronicles, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 1,977 ratings — published 2012 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Archon (Psi Chronicles, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 504 ratings — published 2013 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	True Son (Psi Chronicles, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Itzy by Lana Krumwiede (Goodreads Author), Greg Pizzoli (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freakling (Free Preview of Chapters 1-3) 4.30 avg rating — 23 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	River City Secrets: Stories from Richmond by Lana Krumwiede (Goodreads Author), Kristi Tuck Austin (contributer), Elle Blair (contributer) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	James River Writers Essential Guide to Writers Conferences by Lana Krumwiede (Goodreads Author), Kris Spisak (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Archon (The Psi Chronicles) by Krumwiede, Lana (February 24, 2015) Paperback really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rare Lot of 2 Lana Krumwiede CD Audiobooks ARCHON & FREAKLING SEALED [Hardcover] Lana Krumwiede 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freakling (Psi Chronicles) by Krumwiede, Lana (2012) Hardcover 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Form an image in your mind of what you want to happen, then do what it takes to make it happen.”
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“The need for peace in your heart doesn't change, psi or no psi.”
― Lana Krumwiede, Archon

tags: heart, peace

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“The Heart of the Earth would not tamper with free choice. If she gave him a sign, some proof that she existed, then he would have no choice but to believe. She wouldn't do that; she always let him choose. He had to make his choice first.”
― Lana Krumwiede, True Son

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“The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be.”
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“Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.”
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