{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Sunday Edition: Writing a Graphic Novel","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/690b8ccb68ccec9b8efe9e3b/3618e0b0-c48d-4fbb-98b7-52b54bd8088b.jpg?height=200","description":"On this special Sunday interview episode, Josh Gondelman is joined by guest JD Amato, a writer whose debut middle grade graphic novel (The Endless Game) was published earlier this year. They wander into the flashlight-lit world of graphic novels, childhood games, and bedtime imagination.
What You’ll Hear
The Endless Game Begins: JD shares how his new graphic novel grew into an 80-year game of capture the flag, complete with secret roles, neighborhood lore, and the kind of adventure that keeps kids reading past bedtime.
Kids, Bikes, and Big Feelings: Josh and JD talk about writing for young readers, building characters who feel real, and why even the quiet kid hiding in the bushes deserves a heroic moment.
Comics Before Dreams: Inspired by listener Ian, JD reflects on why graphic novels might be the perfect pre-sleep stretch for your imagination.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro & welcome to our guest, JD Amato!
01:40 Kids reading past bedtime
03:00 Why graphic novels make great bedtime reading
04:26 The Endless Game and an 80-year capture the flag adventure
05:13 Turning the story into a visual world
07:38 Sophie Morse’s character designs
09:06 Building color, place, and visual flow
10:37 Writing without over-outlining
13:36 Discovering characters through the story
15:19 Drawing bikes 200 times
16:22 Setting the book in a no-screens 90s world
17:33 Kick the Can, flashlight tag, and neighborhood rules
19:16 Writing big feelings for kids
21:33 What role would you play in the game?
22:00 Comics as dream preparation
25:00 Good nights","author_name":"Hatch Podcasts"}