Some of her comic book series include “The Horribles”, “After The Robots Died” and “The Dragon in The Closet” (winner of the Literary Titan Silver award). She also writes and illustrates comics for kids. She feels wholly unprepared and struggles with her new role.Ĭarolyn Watson Dubisch is an award-winning author/illustrator of 16 children’s books and just the illustrator on four children’s books with various authors. She is only 10 years old and has to step into the role of mother and parent when their robot mother shuts down for good. Interviewing an author we always love to learn about character development which of the characters does the author relate to the most and why?Ĭarolyn Watson Dubisch said: I relate to Leda the most. As a parent it happened to me numerous times, but what happened when they wander off track in a hostile alien planet? Kids wander off in supermarkets and at festivals. Of course, to follow up we had to ask what part of the book was the most fun to write.Ĭarolyn Watson Dubisch said: Once I realized this needed to be the story of a missing child it really came together. Sci-Fi is complicated because you need to understand the world to follow the story, but you need to have action and a story for anyone to bother to keep reading. I think all authors have challenges during the writing process, we asked Carolyn what part of the book did you have the hardest time writing.Ĭarolyn Watson Dubisch said: The hardest part was getting past the world-building and getting to the story I wanted to tell. Also visualizing the sky from an alien world based on what I knew about the chosen planet has been fun and interesting. I had to research possible exoplanets for the colony and try to discern how long it would take for travel. It has been challenging but a lot of fun. I am a big fan of science fiction and horror and while I have introduced horror themes into my other books I have yet to do sci-fi until now. Then taking that idea and formulating it for a YA audience obviously meant making all the characters still children. It is actually the most possible way for us to colonize other planets. The idea of telling a story about a planet that humans colonized by “seeding it” with embryos have always fascinated me. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Carolyn recently to discuss her creative process and how she approaches crafting compelling narratives.ĭuring the interview we asked Carolyn to tell us about writing “After The Robots Died”, how did you come up with the premise?Ĭarolyn Watson Dubisch said: I spent much of lockdown planning this series and starting to write it. She has been writing and creating comics for over a decade, bringing vibrant characters and imaginative stories to life with her pencils.
Carolyn Watson Dubisch, Author and Illustrator, is no stranger to storytelling.
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