Growing up, my mom was a painter, my best friend was a painter, my husband is a painter. For a long time I knew artists, and I didn’t know any writers. Holly Black Read Quote
I loved Anne Rice’s ‘Interview with a Vampire’ and ‘The Vampire Lestat’. I found a copy of ‘Interview’ when I was in seventh grade at a garage sale for 25 cents. It had a crazy cover. Holly Black Read Quote
One of the great things about writing middle-grade books is that it’s really a nice break, when you’re writing super intense stuff like ‘Coldtown’, to be able to write something a little lighter – calm down and do something different. Holly Black Read Quote
I think there are a lot of really positive aspects to social media for novelists. Even though our work is pretty solitary, through Twitter and Tumblr and Facebook and Instagram and blogging in general, we’re better able to connect directly with readers. Holly Black Read Quote
I’ve loved vampires for a very long time. In eighth grade, I guess, my research paper was on vampires. Holly Black Read Quote
What I’ve always loved about faeries is the way that they, unlike so many other supernatural creatures, are not human and have never been human. They have different customs and different taboos, and woe to anyone who breaks them. Holly Black Read Quote
Inspiration comes from everywhere. From life, observing people, etc. From movies and books you love. From research. Holly Black Read Quote
Three hundred words in a day is not a lot. So much of it is thinking before writing. And then there’s the cutting. But you do what you do and keep moving forward. Holly Black Read Quote
Can you write 200 words a day? 100? 50? In six months, 50 words a day is 9,000 words. That’s 2-3 short stories. If you did 200 words every day, in three months that’s 36,000 words. That’s half a short novel. Holly Black Read Quote
I’m not a fast writer, and I find the process of writing a first draft to be painful and frustrating. Usually, I start with a character, a premise, and some image that gives me a particular feeling. Holly Black Read Quote
