Tony DiTerlizzi, Never Abandon Imagination

LA Times Interview

Tony D — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:43:03 +0000

Geoff Boucher, of the LA Times, asked me a few key questions on the challenges of writing the second book in a trilogy. See what I had to say over at the Hero Complex.

GeekDad Interview

Tony D — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:34:39 +0000

Jonathan Liu, of Wired magazine, has posted an in-depth interview where we talk WondLa, reading, and being all around geeky dads. Take a look.

“Hero” Featured on CNN

Tony D — Mon, 07 May 2012 01:32:48 +0000

Saturday (May 5th) I flew up to Atlanta and had the opportunity to talk all things WondLa with CNN’s Randi Kaye.

I was also able to discuss my involvement with the Starlight Children’s Foundation, an organization I am proud to be a part of. Just in case you missed it, you can watch the entire interview on CNN’s site here.

Wired Loves HERO!

Tony D — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:05:19 +0000

Jonathan Liu’s (Wired magazine) stellar review of The Search for WondLa a couple of years back, made me one happy geek. Especially because it was posted on Wired’s Geekdad blog, which is like a big kid’s blog custom-made with everything I adore in this world.

Hopefully his tantalizing review of Hero for WondLa will hold you over until next Tuesday’s release. In fact, be sure to check back in with Geekdad next week for an interview with me where I talk all things WondLa.

Doodle for Google Finalists!

Tony D — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:38:34 +0000

I helped choose the 50 State Winners from the nearly 114k entries to this year’s Doodle 4 Google contest.

Now it’s your turn to vote and decide which doodle should be featured on Google.com for a day. Vote now!

Sneak a Peek at HERO

Tony D — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:57:00 +0000

With less than a week remaining until the release of A Hero for WondLa, I thought you may like to see a sample of the 50+ illustrations I rendered for the book.

Click HERE to be taken directly to the gallery of images.

*CAUTION: There may be spoilers, so be warned. Otherwise, let me know what you think.

Friday Fan Art

Tony D — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:34:36 +0000

It’s been an art-filled week here in DiTerlizziland reviewing entries for the Wonders of the Future WondLa Giveaway; so for this weeks FFA I’d like to come back from the future to take a look at the fantastic.

Like me, French art student, Joelle, has a love for faeries, hobgoblins, and other denizens of the Invisible World. For inspiration, Joelle to turn to her copy of Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You for her school assignment: “sculpte-moi une histoire” or “to carve me a story”.

And Joelle did just that! Here, she has sculpted and hand-painted characters from the Field Guide, each striking poses of personality. I love the ogre! You did an awesome job, Joelle…

Keep Sculpting, Keep Dreaming!

Paperback WondLa

Tony D — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:44:35 +0000

This week, The Search for WondLa was released in paperback. Its now at an affordable softcover price, and yet, still retains the plethora of 2-colored interior art – yay!

What do you think of the new jacket design? You can read about how it came about here. The book also sneaks a peek at chapter 1 of Hero for Wondla, due in stores May 8th.

Gearing up for the release of Hero, Simon & Schuster relaunched the Wondla website with a NEW augmented reality game where you have to fly Hailey’s airship in search of Eva Nine. To play, simply download the augmented reality key, the required software, and zoom off to test your piloting skills. Have fun! I’ll see you on tour soon.