Ep 9. Lee Edward Födi, Children’s Fantasy Author & Creative Writing Teacher on How to be More Creative

“I write because I have to. These stories are rolling in my mind, and I need to get it out. I need to get them down”

Lee Edward Födi is a beloved children’s fantasy author, illustrator and creative writing teacher based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Lee has written a total of 10 books for children, his latest being Spell Sweeper, an exciting story for any reader who loves Harry Potter. The novel’s central character is Cara Moone, a snarky and ambitious human girl studying at the prestigious Dragonsong Academy for wizards. But instead of learning to cast spells, Cara is put on the fast track to become a MOP, a.k.a. a wizard janitor forced to clean up other students’ magical mess. Lee’s stories are imaginative, thrilling and fun to read. When he’s not writing or daydreaming himself, he runs creative writing workshops for children in North America, Asia and England, teaching them how to put their imagination to work.

In this episode, Lee talks about how he trains himself to be creative | How Spell Sweeper came about: “I kept taking broom pictures everywhere I went, and so I knew I’m going to write a book about brooms …” | Where he gets his ideas for characters and plots | World building in his books | His brainstorming journal: “It’s a disaster, but that’s okay, I try to embrace the chaos” | How he became a children’s fantasy author | How he got his first book published | Teaching children to be more creative | How anyone can be more creative

To learn more about Lee Edward Födi and to see pictures from the interview, visit https://www.sissi-wang.com/episodes/ep-9-lee-edward-födi

Lee Edward Födi: https://www.leefodi.com/

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