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New Blog Wednesday, April 11, 2007 I’m in the process of creating a new blog which will be directly on the Melvin Beederman site. Check it out at: http://www.melvinbeederman.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=25&Itemid=49 See you there...greg Read more... ​   Melvin Beederman #4 Terror In Tights! Tuesday, April 3, 2007 Hello, world...you know who you are, the millions reading this blog. Today is a happy day. My fourth book, Terror In Tights, is now out in the market place. I’ll be launching the book officially at next month’s book signing with my writing pal Jody Fickes Shapiro, who also has a new book out. Details to follow. In the meantime take a look over there on the right for Rhode Montijo’s great cover art. Greg Read more... ● 2 Comments   Greg Trine and Rhode Montijo Interview (part II) Monday, April 2, 2007 Here is the second half of the interview with Greg and Rhode. I know last week I said tune in tomorrow but...uh...oops. Greg, what were your favorite books when you were a kid? I’m rather embarrassed to say this, but I didn’t really read as a kid. With four brothers, reading just doesn’t happen. I think what really influenced me, though, was TV (again, I’m embarrassed to say this), especially Get Smart, George of the Jungle, and Super Chicken. The Melvin humor is from Get Smart. The intruding narrator is from George of the Jungle. And the superhero is from Super Chicken. I like to think that though I was a nonreading kid, somewhere in inside me there was the love of the story, which eventually came to the surface as I began to read in my thirties. Rhode, what were your favorite books as a kid, and who were your favorite artists? As a kid, my favorites were Harold and the Purple Crayon about a boy who would draw his own adventures with the aid of a magic purple crayon, and I also enjoyed There’s a Monster at the End of This Book, starring Grover from Sesame Street. It’s a book where Grover begs the reader not to turn the pages because there’s a monster at the end. It’s the first book I remember involving the reader, it was genius on the one hand and silly fun on the other. As far as artists that I liked when I was younger, all I remember is going to the library and staring at the Dr. Seuss books forever. Greg, how do you keep the series fun and exciting as it goes on? As I mentioned, I don’t have a background in comics or superheroes, so I purposely don’t go there now because I don’t want to corrupt myself. Maybe the stories seem fresh because I really don’t know how a superhero story is supposed to be; I have no preconceived ideas. It’s really a strange way of writing. Sometimes I just have one huge gag, like Candace breaking out of the book in book four or the Valley girls breaking into the narrator’s house in book six, and then I form the story around that one huge event. The challenge for me in writing the series is making each book seem fresh and new. And this has partly to do with coming up with unique villains. Sometimes I have them as part of a duo; sometimes they work alone; some are male, some female. In book eight the villains are nonhuman. The other thing I do is try to vary the story. . . beginning the story in a different place or in a different way. For example, in book seven I begin with the bad guys, not the main character. There is a lot of repetition in the books in general, which makes it a fun read-aloud, but at the same time I try to make it repetitious in a different way with each book. Rhode, what’s the first thing you do when you get a new Melvin manuscript? I always look forward to getting the latest script from Greg and sketching new character designs, but to tell the truth, I’m a big Melvin fan, and enjoy being one of the first to read the new story. I read it as a fan first and after the geeking-out settles, I go back and look at it with my serious “It’s-my-job” face. What are the best responses you’ve gotten from kids who have read the books? Greg: Sometimes I receive emails that are pretty cute. An eight-year-old girl wrote to me saying she loved Candace so much that she wants to name her first daughter after her. Then she went on to name all of her pets. A second grader told me that page 36 of book one was his favorite part. I checked page 36 . . . there is no text on that page! Just one of Rhode’s great drawings. When Rhode and I visited schools together the big hit was the evil laugh contest. I think next time we should have the teachers participate . . . and possibly the custodian. Rhode: I think, for me, it was when Greg and I went to our first school appearance. We went to a school that was facing closure, and the kids went all out to welcome us. We heard a crowd outside the office where we were waiting, and when we looked, there were these kids who greeted us with two huge papier mâché heads of Melvin and Candace. All the other students were surrounding them, shaking their hands and patting them on the back. It was so surreal, seeing the characters in 3D and hanging out with them. I’ll definitely never forget that. If each of you could have one super-power, what would it be, and why? Greg: Being able to turn invisible would be a lot of fun. I could get into the movies for free. Rhode: I’ve seriously thought about this question for years... I wish I could speed read! I love to read and there’s so many books that I want to read, but I just wish I could do it a bit faster. Read more... ​   Greg Trine and Rhode Montijo Interview Friday, March 30, 2007 Reka Simonsen, my editor over at Henry Holt and Company, recently interviewed Rhode and I about working together on the Melvin Beederman books. The following is the first half of the interview. Greg, how did you come up with the idea for Melvin Beederman? I think the idea for Melvin Beederman started when I was thinking about Little Red Riding Hood’s cape and how it was so similar to a superhero’s cape. Did she find it in the woods or what? I decided I didn’t want to retell Little Red Riding Hood because retellings had been done to death, so I focused on the superhero. What was his story? How could he have lost his cape, and what would be the consequences of that? Melvin Beederman was the result. I named him after a priest in Ventura, California, named Father Beederman. He passed away this year, but his name lives on. The first book in the Melvin Beederman series began as a picture book called Superhero Bob. It was rejected once and then sat on my desk for about five years until one day I realized I needed more room to tell the story. The big change, other than length, was that the protagonist became more interesting and flawed. . . flying problems, train-stopping problems, x-ray vision problems. I think Rhode picked up on the flawed superhero idea and extended it… Rhode, I knew you were the perfect illustrator for Melvin the moment I read the first story, but I didn’t know if you would feel the same way. What convinced you? I feel really fortunate to be working on such a fun series. I still remember the day you first called me and asked me to consider illustrating Greg’s book. You told me parts of the story over the phone and we were just giggling uncontrollably. Four books later, we’re still here giggling and looking forward to more laughs. I grew up with a healthy dose of comics, so Greg’s manuscript reminded me of all that goodness found in comics. Also, I very much liked the idea of the struggling hero. Here’s this little guy trying to make a difference, but he’s hitting all sorts of obstacles along the way. It appealed to me very much and I couldn’t resist! Greg, you submitted Melvin as a single chapter-book length story without any illustrations. How did it come to be a series? The idea to make Melvin into a series came from my editor, Reka. I had submitted it as a stand-alone story. When she mentioned a series I really had no ideas for future stories, but over the next few weeks things began forming in my head. Maybe the McNasty Brothers had sisters who break them out of jail. Each book seems to work differently as far as process goes. For book three, Reka had mentioned that I could do something with the Freds (possibly a Fred epidemic) which sparked the idea for The Grateful Fred. Usually what happens is that I just park my butt and start writing and somehow the humor comes. Plus there are so many repeating things from book to book, which acts as a form to hold the story up. One thing that keeps each story fresh, I think, is that I never really read comic books as a child. I have no background in superhero stuff, which makes Melvin more original (hopefully). Rhode, how did you approach the illustrations for these books? After reading Greg’s manuscript, I loved that Melvin Beederman was a struggling hero who encountered lots of obstacles. I tried using that thinking when I designed him, by adding physical attributes that might not be the norm for superheroes. I gave him glasses, freckles, and bucked teeth. Things that would maybe be more physical obstacles, at his age. On the other hand, Melvin does have his hero qualities, like his super-suit and even super-hair, which was influenced by Superman’s “S” curl. In our series, Melvin sports a stylish “M” curl! Candace is a bit opposite from Melvin. She didn’t go to the Superhero academy, so design-wise, she’s not wearing tights. I put her in regular t-shirt and jeans. She also doesn’t have a hair style with an initial on it. So far, I’ve managed to have all the students of the academy with their first initial in their hair. I don’t know how long I will be able to continue that, but it’s worked out, so far. Tune in tomorrow for the rest of the interview....Greg Read more... ● 2 Comments   Agent Stuff and Parenthetical Remarks Thursday, March 29, 2007 Okay, one post a week. Call me the reluctant blogger. But, really, I come from a history of reluctant issues. Chief among them was that I was the world’s Chief Reluctant Reader for all of my childhood (I just felt like using the word “chief” twice in that sentence. Sometimes you just have to be different. Have you seen that Far Side comic where the penguin jumps up from the midst of his pals and yells, “I gotta be me!”). Okay, I’ll stop now; I just wanted to have an extended parenthetical remark. What I really wanted to say was that I went to hear agent Erin Murphy speak on both Saturday and Sunday. She has it all—smart, professional, and very approachable (not that I approached). Sometimes short parenthetical remarks do the trick. It was great to see all my SCBWI pals at Erin’s workshop. I’ve been a member for about 12 years now and it’s starting to feel like home. On Saturday she spoke of Finding Your True North and made us ask ourselves some pretty tough questions about our skills, interests, and goals. On Sunday I drove up to Bakersfield with my writer pal Gina Young (did you notice that I used “pal” three times so far today?), and we worked on query letters and first pages. Pretty good writers in that crowd. Our region kicks a great deal of rump! Which has a lot to do with Alexis O’neill running the show. Until next time....Greg (who may become less of a reluctant blogger). Okay, I’ll stop. Read more... ​   Superheroes Behaving Badly Friday, March 23, 2007 Some of you may know that Melvin Beederman was on here blogging the other day. You think you know a guy. I noticed that he was missing from page nine in one of my books, but I thought he’d gone on a pretzel run (he’s done that before), or maybe he was stretching his legs (being inside a book all day must be terribly confining). I had no I idea he was on here blogging. I didn’t even know he could type! So I’ve taken all of the Melvin books and stuffed them onto a very tight book shelf. He won’t be getting out again. Sometimes I can here him late at night scratching on the inside of the hardback. In other news, I just received the cover art of book five, The Fake Cape Caper, coming this fall. A few years back, my editor and I decided that it would be pretty cool if we could have a whole book devoted to the sidekick, Candace Brinkwater. I send Melvin Beederman to Las Vegas for The Superhero’s Convention to get him out of the way so that Candace can have her own adventure. Melvin comes back at the end of the book for a brief wrap up. Check out the cover over there on the right. Until next time...Greg Read more... ● 5 Comments   Superhero Rant Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Hello, fellow Earthlings, Melvin Beederman Superhero here. Greg Trine, the author of the Melvin Beederman series has been hogging this blog lately. But look above. What does it say? It says Melvin’s Blog, not Greg’s Blog, and so here I am...time for the character to have his say. Here’s what’s been bugging me. According to the Melvin Beederman books I have trouble stopping trains, I can’t get off the ground on the first try, and I can’t turn off my x-ray vision, so when I look out into the world I see everyone in their underwear. Does that annoy you? It does me. Why did the author give me all those troubles? What did I ever do to him? And why doesn’t my sidekick Candace Brinkwater have any of those problems? It’s character discrimination, plain and simple. I need a lawyer! Also do you have any idea how annoying it is to live in a world of black and white sketches all day? And it’s very hard to breath inside a book, especially when you’re in hard cover. Okay, that’s it for now...a few rants from a superhero. Yours truly, Melvin Beederman Read more... ​   Blue Man Group Audition Wednesday, March 14, 2007  I’ve always wanted to be a rock star. You know, as the song goes, “Money for nothing and blah blah blah.” Problem is I don’t play guitar or bass. I do, however, know how to bang on things. So the Blue Man Group seemed my likely ticket to fame, fortune, and the above mentioned blah blah blah. Turns out they said I wasn’t blue enough. They said there was a big green splotch right there in the middle of my forehead. Ain’t that a pisser? Lucky for me I have writing for children to fall back on. I guess I’m thankful for that. Not exactly money for nothing. Sometimes it’s no money at all. But I love it just the same. Until next time...Greg P.S. Check out Lisa Yee’s blog, if you get a chance. They are doing a collaborative story over there, where the readers add their two cents. Pretty fun stuff. Read more... ● 3 Comments   Scrotum Alert! Thursday, March 8, 2007 As we all know by now, this year’s Newbery Medal contains the word scrotum a few times, which has caused some controversy. I’m a little late on this—wanted to read the book first—but let me just jump in and say... Sensorship sucks...so does censorship! Crazy librarians (you know who you are) Ridiculous, and I say again, ridiculous Outrageous! which is two clicks past ridiculous Tantrum throwing time Um...leaves me speechless Man! This was a fun post! until next time...Greg Read more... ● 3 Comments   Brag On Rhode Montijo Day Wednesday, March 7, 2007  Who is Rhode Montijo, you ask? He’s the illustrator of the Melvin Beederman Superhero series, and this is Brag On Rhode Montijo Day. The above illustration is a rough sketch of when Melvin finally gets the best of the McNasty Brothers, those notorious bank robbers and all-around bad guys at the conclusion of book one. Rhode has been drawing since kindergarten and it shows. He received his B.A. from Oakland School of Arts and Crafts and still resides in that city today. When the first two Melvin books, The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich, and the Revenge of the McNastty Brothers, came out last June, we spent three days in Napa, CA visiting schools. Fun times. This year we’re hitting a few more cities...Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Detroit, and ending in Toronto for the International Readers Association conference. Fun time revisited. Check out more of Rhode’s work here. You can also see his first picture book here. Read more... ​   O. Henry’s Boo-boo part II Tuesday, March 6, 2007 Long time no blog. But I have an excuse. I just got back from a three days of school visits in Lancaster, where, once again, the Evil Laugh Finale was the hit of the day...now getting back to O. Henry... The Gift of the Magi begins with these words: “One dollar and eighty seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies.” Here’s the boo-boo. 187 – 60 = 127 My guess is sixty two cents was in pennies. Congrats to alert reader Barbara Bietz for the correct answer. You win the M & Ms, Barbara. Read more... ● 3 Comments   O. Henry Made a Boo-Boo Monday, February 26, 2007 Here’s another great story opening. “One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies.” This is from O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi. Who says a sentence fragment isn’t a great way to begin a story? But here’s the thing...there’s something wrong in the logic of this opening. Can you spot O. Henry’s boo-boo? I’ve got personalized Melvin Beederman M & Ms for anyone who can point out the error. Tune in tomorrow for the answer. Until then...Greg Read more... ● 2 Comments   Robert Frost Meets Dr. Seuss - A Poem Friday, February 23, 2007 It’s poetry Friday once again. Here’s the latest from my pen. Robert Frost Meets Dr. Seuss by Greg Trine Whose beach this is, I think I know His house is over yonder, though He will not see me standing here To watch the babes come and go They are beautiful, except for one I think she weighs at least a ton She comes over. “Hi, I’m Peg.” Wow! She has humongous legs Those other girls, those sizes three Would never, ever talk to me They are looking for a guy In a three-piece suit and a tie Or they’re looking for a man In a German car, sedan Not a poor guy named Chuck Who drives through town in a pizza truck No doubt they think I’m in a rut Working nights at the Pizza Hut What do they know; oh what the hell It’s better than working at Taco Bell But Peg and I, we talk a while I must admit I like her smile And the two of us, we make a life Now she is my friend and wife And I am CEO Director Of fifty stores in the private sector I am rich; I write large checks No only that, I have pic pecs From working out the way I do From twelve o’clock till after two And Peg has lost every pound She is not at all so round She is thin, one hundred ten And turns the heads of gentlemen Very often, if we can We drive around in our sedan Down through town and by the lake In our car of German make By those girls who laughed at me Those pretty girl, those sizes three And isn’t it peculiar that Some of them are now quite fat! They say, “Isn’t he that guy named Chuck Who drove through town in the pizza truck? And isn’t she that girl named Peg Who had those charging rhino legs?” And now we live up on the hill With a swimming pool and our butler, Phil And every now and then, to boot I drive through town in a three-piece suit Why do you suppose I do it? Just to show those girls they blew it A major blunder, messed up big time I said that just to make it rhyme So next time you are at the beach And you see a fat girl or four-eyed geek Just remember one small thing You never know what time bring Someday you may be the ones With humongous hips and mega buns Read more... ● 1 Comment   Melvin Beederman Book Tour, 2007 Thursday, February 22, 2007 Looks like the latest in the series of Melvin Beederman adventures will be coming out on April 3rd. Isn’t he just the cutest saver-of -the-world you’ve ever seen? I just heard from my PR person over at Holt that they are sending me and my illustrator Rhode Montijo on a book tour to Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, and possibly Saint Louis prior the the International Reading Association Conference in Toronto. I have to speak for half an hour—Eek! Thank God for Toastmasters. I might have to blog about that one of these days (Toastmasters, I mean). If you would like to see a mini-synopsis of of the fourth Melvin Beederman book, Terror In Tights, click here and scroll down. Until next time....Greg Read more... ● 3 Comments   Is Your Brain Working?...Mine’s On Vacation! Tuesday, February 20, 2007 You’ve heard of the disfunctional family? I have a disfunctional brain. The good news is that I finished book 8 in the Melvin Beederman series (see also: Superheroes with x-ray vision problems). But the flip side of having completed book 8 is Now What? Do I write another funny chapter book? Do I start a middle grade or young adult novel? Or do I pull something from the Greg Files? (See also: completed work that mostly likely needs revision). Maybe that last one is the answer—pull from the Greg Files. I have a historical novel set during the California Gold Rush (see also: money grubbers who like to shovel dirt) which I haven’t looked at for a while. I’m dusting that baby off and taking a look. I feel better know. Don’t you love it when your brain joins you again after a long vacation? Greg Read more... ● 3 Comments   Top Ten List – Top Ten Reasons My Book Was Published Monday, February 19, 2007 Some of you who heard me speak at the SCBWI event at Cal Lutheran may have heard this already...although this is the global version. 10) I hacked into J. K. Rowling’s computer and passed off her next best seller as my own. 9) After a very intense yoga session I had the good fortune to be channeling Dr. Seuss. 8) I switched phone numbers with Jane Yolen. 7) I wooed Henry Holt’s great great great great granddaughter (give or take a great). 6) I tipped the night janitor, who torched the entire slush pile. 5) I hacked into Lemony Snicket’s computer and passed off his next best seller as my own. 4) I hired Max the Wonder Thug, who made the appropriate threats involving cement galoshes and the Hudson River. 3) The butler did it (I have always wanted to say that). 2) I changed my name to Madonna. 1) I never stopped writing! Happy President’s Day...Greg Read more... ​   Netflix Guy Sunday, February 18, 2007 Okay, I’ll admit it...I’m a Netflix guy. I love movies...always have. Why? Because movies are stories, and I’m kind of in the business of telling stories. Whether it’s written or visual, I don’t care—if it’s well done, you’ve got my attention. One of my recent finds on Netflix is something I missed when it was on TV...Arrested Development...one of the funniest comedies I’ve ever seen. Sadly, it was cancelled after three seasons. Maybe the reason I connected with this show is that it’s very similar structurally to the way I tell the Melvin Beederman stories...from multiple points of view, so that the reader can keep tabs on the protagonist, the sidekick, and the various bad guys. The same is true of Arrested Development...lots of “Meanwhiles.” Keeps the pace up and the audience (or readers) engaged and hopefully laughing. Greg P.S. Watch for my Danger Boy review. Coming soon to a blog near you. Read more... ● 2 Comments   Superhero Events Saturday, February 17, 2007 Two posts in one day! Boy, I’m going to have to rethink my work ethic. Here’s the latest in the world of Melvin Beederman: This Thursday I’ll be visiting with the second and third graders at Loma Vista School in Ventura. Then I will be doing three days of school visits in Lancaster, CA starting on February 28th. This will be followed on March 3rd at 11:00 AM, by a book signing at the Palmdale Barnes and Noble. If you’re a high desert dweller or a Melvin Beederman aficionado, stop on by and say Hi. Greg Read more... ​   Human Cloning Saturday, February 17, 2007  If only there were four of me. Me One could start the new story. Me Two could revise the old one. Me Three could concentrate on marketing—book signings and school visits. And Me Four could sleep in and watch cartoons. This is actually how Jane Yolen does it. There are four of her. Well, that’s what I heard. Greg Read more... ​   Superhero Poem Friday, February 16, 2007 It’s poetry Friday, so they say. Here’s my post for the day. Melvin Yeah Baby by Greg Trine (sung to the tune She Loves You by the Beatles) Melvin comes to town Bad guys best beware When he gets off the ground He can see your underwear Because he’s Melvin And you know he runs so fast He’s Melvin And he never comes in last Melvin yeah yeah yeah Melvin yeah yeah yeah Melvin yeah yeah yeah yeah Baby! Melvin and Candace too They are partners in uncrime Though bad guys smell like poo They catch them all the time Because he’s Melvin And you know he runs so fast He’s Melvin And he never comes in last Melvin yeah yeah yeah Melvin yeah yeah yeah Melvin yeah yeah yeah yeah Baby! Read more... ​   Roller Coaster Ride...The Emotional Variety Wednesday, February 14, 2007  I was reading a book with my daughters recently that put us through a range of emotion...from surprise to fear to sadness and back again. Any time an author can get the reader to connect emotionally with the character or story, that’s what you call skill, baby. I’m not there yet, but I’m working on it. Click on “read more” for additional photos. Greg Read more... ● 3 Comments   Top Ten List – Top Ten Reasons To Dance Monday, February 12, 2007  10 – They’re bringing back GET SMART to American television 9 – Your editor is NOT retiring and leaving your project orphaned 8 – Your book is Oprah’s favorite read of the year 7 – Your wife tells you, “I can’t wait for football season.” 6 – Your husband says, “I love shopping, don’t you?” 5 – Your editors says, “Your book is perfect and needs no revision.” 4 – Your all-time favorite tune, Boogie Fever, just hit number one in the charts 3 – Your national book tour includes a stop at Disneyland 2 – Osama Bin Ladin has laid down his rifle and has joined the Peace Corps 1 – Your first book received a starred review! Speaking of that last one...I just learned that my first book, The Curse of The Bologna Sandwich received a starred review from the February issue of Library Media Connection. Is that not a reason to get up and boogie? Greg Read more... ● 6 Comments   Ouch! I Forgot My Sunscreen! Sunday, February 11, 2007  Just kidding. My new Macintosh computer has a built-in camera, and I was fooling around. The great opening line I’d like to share for the day comes from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise: “Amory Blaine inherited from his mother every trait, except the stray inexpressible few, that made him worth while.” Which doesn’t say a whole lot for Amory Blaine’s mother! Here’s an opening line from the Greg Files: “Are we dead?” asked James, “Or is that guy over there with wings and a halo going to a costume party?” Until next time...Greg Read more... ● 3 Comments   Great Opening Lines Thursday, February 8, 2007 Sometimes when I’m poking around in a book store or library I browse through the openings of several books. How did the author grab me or how did they not? Kids do this all the time, especially the ones looking for an excuse to put the book down. This will be an ongoing project in this blog, I think. I’ll share great openings as I come across them (or make them up). For starters, here’s one of my all-time faves: Here is Edward Bear coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. Got a favorite opening line or paragraph? Here’s the place to share it (I’m assuming someone is actually reading this blog). So that’s it for now. Great openings—let’s hear them. Greg Read more... ● 8 Comments   School Visit Wednesday, February 7, 2007 I woke up at 6:00 this morning in a panic. I forgot to put the trash out. There I was running down the driveway in my PJs, when it occurred to me—men don’t wear PJs. I think I gave my neighbor Mrs. Kravits a scare! But alas, I digress... A couple things going on this week are: Tomorrow I’m giving a small presentation at Adventures For Kid’s Book Store to 18 home schooled kids. And then Friday I’m off to a school in Glendale along with Alexis O’neill (Recess Queen) and Mark Williams (Danger Boy). I’ve done several school visits by now and I’m beginning to get my routine down—my skateboarding chicken joke, my fake arrow through the head prop—although I find many of my jokes go over the kids’ heads and the teachers and parents are the ones cracking up. Hmmm...the same thing happens with my books, come to think about it. 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Favorite Quote: Have you saved the world lately? – Melvin Beederman
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Favorite Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Back to the Future, Princess Bride, It’s a Wonderful Life,
 
 
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