N.C. FISHER
AUTHOR
I am a writer – world creator and thrilling-journey traveler. I bathe in the magic of language and clothe myself in the power of storytelling. I draw inspiration from inconsistencies in my surroundings like how a house seems to be peering at me as I walk by or how that man over there struts across the street just like a character from a story I read or how that gnarly bush growing through the fence seems to be escaping from the lake on the other side. I enjoy asking “what if” and then exploring off-the-wall ways of responding. My goal is to weave chilling, middle-grade and YA tales with characters of color from healthy families because we all need to see ourselves in books.
My favorite stories to read and tell are the ones aimed at kids in middle school – the middle ages, the in-betweens. My in-between years were awkward and turbulent. Fortunately, my home life was stable and healthy, and while at school, I coped by escaping to the library and burying myself in someone else’s problems. These “someones” never looked like me, but I still enjoyed their adventures. As a writer, I offer an escape to kids that are like me but, this time, with characters that look like us. My goal is to write in ways that reflect the struggles a kid goes through while also sending my characters and readers on heart-pounding voyages. My stories are unique because of the fantastical situations that "ordinary" kids of color find themselves in. Okay, yes, they do have to out-smart aliens or navigate world-transporting portals, but they find ways to survive the everyday and the fantastical.
My favorite stories to read and tell are the ones aimed at kids in middle school – the middle ages, the in-betweens. My in-between years were awkward and turbulent. Fortunately, my home life was stable and healthy, and while at school, I coped by escaping to the library and burying myself in someone else’s problems. These “someones” never looked like me, but I still enjoyed their adventures. As a writer, I offer an escape to kids that are like me but, this time, with characters that look like us. My goal is to write in ways that reflect the struggles a kid goes through while also sending my characters and readers on heart-pounding voyages. My stories are unique because of the fantastical situations that "ordinary" kids of color find themselves in. Okay, yes, they do have to out-smart aliens or navigate world-transporting portals, but they find ways to survive the everyday and the fantastical.