Notebooks allow for all kinds of record-keeping, and I kept one myself as a kid. I was attracted to mixing up words and pictures freely, since that’s how I think. Marissa Moss Read Quote
New York publishing is about, ‘What’s the next Harry Potter? What’s the next Twilight?’ When I’ve approached people, I’ve asked, ‘What is the book you’ve been dying to do, but New York won’t do?’ I want the books that they think won’t sell – because I think they will. Marissa Moss Read Quote
Ages ago, when I published ‘Amelia’s Notebook,’ I’d sent it to traditional publishers I’d been working with, but nobody knew what to do with it. Tricycle was this small publisher who didn’t know any better, and they took a chance. Marissa Moss Read Quote
Amelia shows that it’s not what happens in life that counts, but rather how you frame it, how you talk about it. Marissa Moss Read Quote
When I’m working on historical books, I’m much more organized. I usually read about 100 books to get the depth of knowledge I need. Marissa Moss Read Quote
Not only is writing more important than ever, but visual literacy is vital. We don’t teach enough design, art, visual things. We have to recognize what we’re seeing. It matters if you send someone a cluttered design. It matters more than ever. Marissa Moss Read Quote