Blake Charlton overcame severe dyslexia in grade school when he began sneaking fantasy and science fiction books into special ed study hall. Inspired, he went on to graduate summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University. Blake is currently a medical student at Stanford Medical School, where he teaches creative writing for medical students and has received a fellowship to write fiction. Spellwright is his first novel, but the author also has a short story included in the Seeds of Change anthology edited by John Joseph Adams. Read some of his stories at 
Today we welcome Blake Charlton, debut author of Spellwright, into the chair to talk about bullying, doorstop tomes, and Internet presence! Have a read of the interview all the way to the bottom to find details of a Spellwright giveaway.
AMANDA: Hi Blake and welcome to FanLit! Let’s get down to some serious questions straight away: It is no secret at all that you suffer from dyslexia — in fact, you’re loud, proud and very supportive of all those organisations helping to assist the people who are afflicted by this disability.
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Hahaha! You might like the one "Shocktober" scene near the end!
For some strange reason, I get the feeling I might like this one! 😁
Wow, 20 dollars? That seems a lot for a 100-or-so-page book, but most of my novellas have come via ARCs…
I might say "formulaic" actually.
Your review made me curious, so I looked this book up. Sure enough: Tor. Tor seems to specialize in these…