Quotes for All
A lot of people feel like urban fantasy is a shortcut that gets you around world-building, because it’s set in the real world. But it doesn’t really work that way, as I found out. You have to come up with just as consistent an internal cosmology and magic system as you would if you were … Read more
I always wanted to be a writer since I was around 12 years old and I wrote my first book. Cassandra Clare
I keep in touch with my fans by keeping a blog online and I try to answer questions every day. I also have a twitter and a facebook. I think that social networking gives authors a unique insight in the minds of their fans and for me that is very valuable. Cassandra Clare
The more that you travel the more you get the sense of the word as a larger place and the more you get a sense of the variety of history and mythology. And when you know about these things you can incorporate them into what I feel is a more rich and more large tapestry … Read more
I learned to share work with people even when it was in its rough stages without worrying that they’d be filled with scorn and hatred. After all, I can read their rough work without turning on them like a wildebeest. Cassandra Clare
I was the quiet kid in the corner, reading a book. In elementary school, I read so much and so often during class that I was actually forbidden from reading books during school hours by my teachers. Cassandra Clare
The great thing about writing for a younger audience is that they will give it to you straight with their responses. They’ll tell you exactly what they liked and didn’t like, and when they’re enthusiastic, they’re unashamedly enthusiastic. They’ll talk to you about your characters as if they were real people, which is wonderful. Cassandra … Read more
I get a lot of inspiration from Japanese manga, especially shoujo which tends to have elaborate and fantastical adventure plots. Cassandra Clare
I would write light entertainment nonfiction pieces during the day, then come home and work on my fantasy fiction. It was very difficult to get out of the one mindset and into another one. Cassandra Clare
For such a long time, when you’re a writer, you really are just writing for yourself, and maybe a few friends. So it’s really amazing when your book gets out there and more people are reading and responding to it. It really makes the world of the books feel real. Cassandra Clare