Interview with John ShumacherAbout T. A. Barron, Articles & Interviews, Creativity, Inspiration, Interviews John Schumacher Interview 2014 PDF Merlin’s Guide to a Meaningful Life is… a way of imagining what Merlin would say to give us hope, courage, and meaning in our lives. I’ve had a lot of fun with this—especially since I’ve written so many books about the great wizard, he now really seems like an old friend whose voice is quite familiar! To spread the fun (and maybe a bit of wisdom), I’ve produced 3 short videos you can see at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEmGIp5VWA0&list=PLmYq34773G6Mrezb7EpjB2EOgq86kh0IU%3C%2Fa%3E.+The+first+one%2C+Merlin%E2%80%99s+Seven+Most+Magical+Words%2C+reveals+his+seven+favorite+words%E2%80%A6plus+one+more+word+that+powers+them+all.+I%E2%80%99m+glad+to+tell+you+these+videos+were+seen+by+well+over+100%2C000+people+in+just+the+first+month.+So+I%E2%80%99m+now+making+Merlin%E2%80%99s+Guide+into+a+book+which+will+be+published+soon%21%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EEllegandia+is+the%E2%80%A6%3C%2Fstrong%3E+setting+for+my+latest+book%2C+Atlantis+Rising.+It%E2%80%99s+a+great+vacation+place+for+anyone+who+loves+to+travel+in+the+imagination%21+This+magical+place+is+home+to+two+very+different+young+people%E2%80%94a+vagabond+named+Promi+and+a+mysterious+woman+named+Atlanta.+But+their+world+is+about+to+be+destroyed%E2%80%94and+their+only+hope+is+to+work+together.+And+their+adventure+results+in+the+birth+of+the+most+wondrous+island+anywhere%3A+Atlantis.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EI+hope+the+Atlantis+Trilogy%E2%80%A6%3C%2Fstrong%3E+will+give+people+a+new%2C+authentic+vision+of+Atlantis%E2%80%94in+the+same+way+my+Merlin+Saga+introduced+a+new+Merlin%2C+a+young+man+who+was+very+human+as+well+as+deeply+magical.+Ever+since+childhood%2C+I%E2%80%99ve+loved+the+tragic+tale+of+that+lost+paradise.+But+I%E2%80%99ve+wondered%E2%80%A6how+was+Atlantis+created%2C+as+well+as+destroyed%3F+Who+were+the+key+players+in+that+drama%3F+What+was+the+ultimate+source+of+that+island%E2%80%99s+magic%3F+The+Atlantis+Trilogy+will%2C+I+hope%2C+answer+those+questions.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EThe+Gloria+Barron+Prize+for+Young+Heroes%E2%80%A6%3C%2Fstrong%3E+is+all+about+one+thing%E2%80%94turning+the+spotlight+on+some+remarkable+young+people+who+are+making+the+world+a+better+place.+Each+year+we+honor+25+kids+ages+8+to+18%2C+from+all+sorts+of+diverse+backgrounds.+They+have+shown+amazing+courage%2C+energy%2C+and+leadership+to+help+people+or+the+environment.+Sometimes+it%E2%80%99s+hard+to+feel+hopeful+about+the+future%E2%80%94but+these+amazing+young+people+will+renew+your+hope%21+Visit+www.barronprize.org.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EThe+best+thing+about%E2%80%A6%3C%2Fstrong%3E+a+walk+in+nature+is+how+it+makes+me+feel+so+alive%21+All+my+senses+wake+up%3A+I+smell+the+sweet+tang+of+a+spruce+forest+or+the+briny+breeze+of+an+ocean+shore%3B+I+hear+a+distant+owl+hooting%2C+touch+moss+softer+than+velvet%2C+taste+a+sprig+of+wild+mint%2C+and+see+the+iridescent+flash+of+a+butterfly%E2%80%99s+wings.+Whatever+the+place%2C+whatever+the+season%E2%80%A6nature+is+my+favorite+place+for+healing+and+inspiration.+And+since+I%E2%80%99m+lucky+enough+to+live+in+Colorado%2C+nature+is+always+beckoning%21%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3ELibraries+are%E2%80%A6%3C%2Fstrong%3E+a+great+big+treasure+chest+full+of+wondrous+places%2C+people%2C+and+ideas.+The+first+book+I+ever+checked+out+from+a+library+was+a+biography+of+Abraham+Lincoln%E2%80%94and+I+remember+that+amazing+feeling+that+in+this+library%2C+I+could+go+anywhere+and+be+anyone.+Merlin+had+his+crystal+cave+for+discoveries%2C+solitude%2C+and+magical+inspiration%E2%80%94and+for+the+same+reasons%2C+we+have+libraries%21%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EReading+is%E2%80%A6%3C%2Fstrong%3E+the+best+way+to+travel%21+With+a+good+book%2C+you+can+instantly+voyage+to+another+continent%2C+another+world%2C+or+another+universe.+And+you+can+travel+just+as+easily+through+time.+The+only+limit+is+our+imagination%E2%80%A6which+means+there%E2%80%99s+no+limit+at+all.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EMr.+Schu%2C+you+should+have+asked+me%E2%80%A6%3C%2Fstrong%3E+about+the+magic+of+words.+After+all+the+books+I%E2%80%99ve+written%2C+I+still+can%E2%80%99t+explain+how+words%2C+these+simple+marks+on+a+page+or+sounds+in+our+ears%2C+can+convey+every+possible+feeling+and+experience.+Being+a+writer+is+a+humbling+experience%E2%80%94partly+because+there+are+so+many+ways+to+grow+and+improve%2C+and+partly+because+I%E2%80%99m+dealing+with+these+mysteriously+powerful+elements+called+words.+Honestly%2C+no+magic+that+Merlin+ever+wielded+is+more+amazing+than+what+all+of+us+can+do+through+creating+and+sharing+stories+and+ideas%21+All+thanks+to+the+magic+of+words.%3C%2Fp%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E%0A%09%09%09%3C%2Fdiv%3E%0A%09%09%09%3C%2Fdiv%3E%0A%09%09%09%09%0A%09%09%09%09%0A%09%09%09%09%0A%09%09%09%09%0A%09%09%09%3C%2Fdiv%3E%0A%09%09%09%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3Cdiv+class%3D&rel=0"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> Recent Posts Life Lessons I’ve Learned From Trees Seeing Through the Eyes of a Whale Congratulations to the 2024 Barron Prize Winners! 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