I tend to think of stories and books as being for everyone, just with an ‘entry reading age’ rather than an age range. Garth Nix Read Quote
I grew up in a house full of books and parents who read, which led to me to reading from a very young age. And reading seemed to naturally progress to writing. Garth Nix Read Quote
With the ‘Old Kingdom’ trilogy, at least half the readers were older adults rather than younger adults. I wrote them for myself with no particular audience in mind. Garth Nix Read Quote
I don’t watch a lot of T.V., and I hardly ever have time to keep up with series, though I do love reruns of old favorites from my childhood like ‘Dr. Who’, ‘The Goodies’, and ‘Get Smart.’ Garth Nix Read Quote
I studied writing at university, and I actually majored in screenwriting. Then I went to work as a bookseller and then as a sales rep and publicist and then various editorial jobs until I ended up with HarperCollins in Australia. Garth Nix Read Quote
I loved publishing; I loved working in the book industry, but I’ve been writing pretty much nonstop since I was 19. I realized very early on that I would need a day job, and I wanted one that was in books. Garth Nix Read Quote
In any genre you’re working in, you can always find a way to tell a particular kind of story. I love fantasy; I love science fiction. I love all kinds of fiction, in fact. Garth Nix Read Quote
There is a very big difference between writing for children and writing for young adults. The first thing I would say is that ‘Young Adult’ does not mean ‘Older Children’, it really does mean young but adult, and the category should be seen as a subset of adult literature, not of children’s books. Garth Nix Read Quote
I can understand the natural anxiety of readers when waiting for another installment of a favourite series, but I think it is much more important to get a book right than it is to have it appear on time. Garth Nix Read Quote
Writing for children, you do bear a responsibility to not include overt or graphic adult content that they are not ready for and don’t need, or to address adult concepts or themes from an oblique angle or a child’s limited viewpoint, with appropriate context, without being graphic or distressing. Garth Nix Read Quote
