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Enemy Mind Extras

Mind Drifter: Enemy Mind


Resources to Help Deal with Bullying

During the course of writing this book, I researched bullying a great deal: how bullying works, what bullying looks like, and, perhaps most importantly, the best ways to deal with bullying. Below I have shared some resources that may be helpful if you, or your child, friend, or someone you know is dealing with incidents of bullying.

For Kids


For Parents

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Early Concept Sketches

As a lover of art and writing, I sometimes find it easiest to sketch out my ideas for stories in a visual form. For Enemy Mind, the surrealistic setting of Kreo's mind was complex. I had ideas in my head for what I wanted Kreo's mind to look like, but I needed to see for myself how they actually worked. Here are two early sketches I did to just get some possible images down on paper.

Syah in the hall of memories
Concept art for Syah in the hall of memories.


Syah in the vertical maze
Rough concept sketch for Syah in the vertical maze. But honestly, David Demaret's final work on the cover is just so much more amazing than this quick sketch of an idea! So just go admire the cover instead!)


Reject Rebound Extras

Mind Drifter: Reject Rebound


Resources for Dealing with Rejection

During the course of writing this book, I researched the difficult topic of kids being cut from sports teams and the psychology of rejection in general a great deal. Below I have shared some resources that may be helpful for dealing with similar types of rejection.

For Kids

For Parents

General Resources


Wicked Stepsister Extras

Mind Drifter: Wicked Stepsister


Early Concept Sketches

As a lover of art and writing, I sometimes find it easiest to sketch out my ideas for stories in a visual form. For the prologue, I had this image in my head of Syah waking from her dream and seeing Emdaria City outside her window. I felt I had to get that idea out of my head. So I created a color sketch to help me imagine what the city could look like. This particular scene actually takes place in the first chapter of Enemy Mind; however, Wicked Stepsister features art in some important ways, and I think this little sketch of Syah sketching is a fun way to acknowledge that idea.

Syah sketching the city outside her bedroom window
Concept art for Syah sketching the view of the city outside her bedroom window.


Dream Monsters Extras

Mind Drifter: Dream Monsters


Anxiety Resources

During the course of writing this book, I researched anxiety a great deal: how anxiety works, anxiety specifically in kids, and, perhaps most importantly, the best ways to deal with anxiety--in yourself and others. Below I have shared some resources that may be helpful if you, or your child, friend, or someone you know has anxiety.

For Kids


 

For Parents

 

General Resources


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Early Concept Sketches

As a lover of art and writing, I sometimes find it easiest to sketch out my ideas for stories in a visual form. I wanted to try to capture the feeling of Syah entering the Drift--and someone's mind. So while this sketch wasn't of any particular scene I was trying to visualize, I still felt I wanted to create something that could help to show this important part of Syah's life. And that's why this concept looks a little dreamlike--it helps relate Syah's experience of going into someone's mind with how I describe it in the books as being a little like falling asleep. The experience of exploring someone's mindscape also has a sort of dreamlike quality. So I think I made this sketch to try to "see" Syah's state of mind at that point. And Dream Monsters is all about the creations of a mind--both the good and the bad . . .

Syah going into the Drift
Concept art for Syah in the moment and feeling of Drifting into someone else's mindscape.



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