The other day I was talking to a writer friend and told him he should write a graphic novel. He poo-pooed that idea saying he wasn’t an illustrator. I thought some of you may think the same thing and wanted all of you to know that publishers of these books will hire an illustrator to take care of that part of the production of your story. Of course, a large majority of the graphic novels written are illustrated by the author, but don’t let the lack of artistic talent stop you.

Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale (Princess Academy) teamed up with husband Dean Hale and brilliant artist Nathan Hale (no relation) to bring readers a swashbuckling adventure in her new book Rapunzel’s Revenge.

Shannon Hale says, “Writing a graphic novel script is more like writing a screenplay than a novel.  Basically, a graphic novel is a book length comic book.

Shannon and…