Eddie De Oliveira--to invite or not to invite

Personally, I love Eddie's book "Johnny Hazzard". I felt I could relate to the writing, and that this wasn't just some story, but a really interesting story about someone my own age. It feels real, and it's been a while since I've read a book that's felt real to me.

I definantly think we should invite Eddie to speak. He's so young for a writer, and it would be great insight on how hard you truely have to work to get your stuff out there. I'd like to hear from someone who truely knows how much blood, sweat, and tears they had to put into their project to make it the book I now want my hands on today.

His form of character development is a nice mix of telling and showing. He's definantly there, spelling it out for you, but it peppers it with some showing, so you aren't stuck extremly bored, wondering when some action is going to come along. It blends well, and makes you thirsty for more.