I was in college when Beauty and the Beast came out and it premiered at RISD (across the hill from Brown) and I got to go!! Hey, want to see some really terrible pictures of Snow White from when I was nine? The fact that I couldn’t draw did not dampen my dreams at all. Yes? Yes! As a child I really wanted to be a Disney animator and read all the available books on the art of Disney and how my favorite movies were made. Opportunities sometimes open up just because you weren’t a jerk. What have I learned? Let’s see: writing is a skill that needs to be practiced you can’t just wait for your muse to appear. Throughout everything I’ve done in my life I have written my thesis in college was a (very dry) historical fiction, my first stories were published while I produced video games. Always-from the time I could write words I wrote stories. You have had an adventurous career! From majoring in Egyptology at Brown University to spending a decade in producing video games to writing novels and teaming up with Disney Publishing, tell us a bit about how you got to this point in your career and what you have learned along the way. Liz, thanks for chatting with us at The Disney Blog.

Go on, think a happy thought and check out the interview below! This is one late night flight you are not going to want to miss.Īnimal costumes, getting inside Peter Pan’s head and a writer’s need for desk toys to ward off madness, are but a few of the topics I covered with Liz Braswell in our chat this week. Not forgetting, of course, mermaids with sharp teeth, shadows with their own agenda, and a desperate search for Peter Pan also await.

More than just disgruntled pirates and daring sword fights, Straight On Till Morning effectively captures childhood whimsy and “the adult version of dreaming” while encouraging readers to consider what Never Land might mean to them. The main character of Peter Pan may be Peter himself, but the story is largely told from Wendy’s point of view and, according to Braswell, Wendy deserves to tell it in her own way. Released on February 4, Straight On Till Morning: A Twisted Tale, written by Braswell and published by Disney-Hyperion, is a Wendy-driven exploration into Never Land and beyond. Powerhouse author and former video-game producer Liz Braswell loves it there too. Over six decades and multiple media that is a lot of trips to Never Land. Its legacy includes books, video games, board games, a musical, a sequel and a live-action adaptation. Barrie, the film was allegedly the final animated feature in which all nine members of Disney’s Nine Old Men worked together as directing animators. Released in 1953 and based on the play by J.M. On February 5, Disney’s animated film Peter Pan celebrated its 67 th anniversary. This week has been filled with a whole lot of faith, trust and pixie dust.

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