![]() ![]() ![]() He has done stories on several famous Mormons, including Mitt Romney and NBA star Jabari Parker. That’s when I decided to change my plans from being a lawyer to being a writer.”īenedict has written several articles for Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times and has made several appearances on various television shows. ![]() “Writing had given me a platform to talk to millions of Americans. Before long, I was being interviewed by CBS Evening News, 48 Hours, and a slew of other national media outlets,” he recalls. Jeff Benedict is the author of more than a dozen critically acclaimed nonfiction books, including New York Times best seller The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football (which is also being developed into a television drama by Starz), The Mormon Way of Doing Business, My Name Used to be Muhammad: The True Story of a Muslim Who Became a Christian, and Make a Choice: When You Are at the Intersection Between Happiness and Despair.īenedict was studying to become a lawyer in the mid 1990s when his thesis on athletes and violence against women gained national attention. Hale also had a cameo as an extra in the movie. While filming the movie, Hale, LDS author and producer Stephenie Meyer, and LDS director and screenwriter Jerusha Hess all attended church together. Hale’s novel Austenland was made into a movie in 2013 starring Keri Russell and Jane Seymour. “There is a scene in The Goose Girl that was directly inspired by the story of Ammon.” “Everything I am, everything I think about and believe, naturally infuses itself into my writing,” she says. Whether writing for children or adults, Hale’s LDS faith is often reflected in her stories. “Having kids while writing for kids is a constant and valuable reminder of what really matters-spoiler: it’s not me.” “There are books I’ve written because I couldn’t find the right book for my child to read, so I thought I’d better write it,” she says. The second book in the series, Palace of Stone, debuted at #8 on the “Children’s Chapter Books” list in 2012, and the third book, The Forgotten Sisters, was released in 2015.Ī mother of four, Hale has authored or co-authored more than 20 books. Shannon Hale’s Princess Academy became a New York Times best seller almost from the moment it debuted in 2005. ► You'll also like: Fablehaven: Brandon Mull Reveals 5 Little-Known Facts ► You'll also like: Just Asking: Interview with Best Selling Mormon Author Brandon Mull “I have felt the Savior’s help in my life and in my career in real ways and am not shy about sharing that I believe He really can help and save us.” With his worldwide popularity and fan base, Mull is happy to share his beliefs when asked. In book four of my Five Kingdoms series, some of the characters visit a fantasy version of the afterlife, which is different than anything I have attempted and certainly had spiritual overtones.” I love to investigate heroism explore issues surrounding trustworthiness. In the new sequel series, Dragonwatch, I explore how people can endure hardships by rising to the occasion in challenging circumstances. “In Fablehaven, an obvious theme is choice and consequence. “As conscientious characters face difficult choices, themes will naturally arise,” he says. In fact, Mormon readers will recognize many spiritual themes in Mull’s novels. And my membership in the LDS Church has given me personal insights into principles that I can incorporate in my stories.” “So far, being a Mormon has only seemed to benefit my career,” he says.“I write family-friendly fantasy in the tradition of Harry Potter, so my publishers encourage me to keep the content clean. While some may wonder if Mull found success as a writer in spite of his LDS faith, he says his success, in large part, is because of it. ![]()
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