My job as an author is to tell the story in the best way possible, to make it flow seamlessly and get the reader to keep turning the page. Patrick Carman Read Quote
I wasn’t really conscious about ‘The 39 Clues’ movie when I wrote ‘The Black Circle.’ Patrick Carman Read Quote
They wouldn’t let me into Germany from 1998-2000 because I bumped into the chancellor’s daughter on my skateboard. Patrick Carman Read Quote
There’s something really fun about being scared, and I guess that was at least part of why I wanted to film certain scenes from my new book, ‘Skeleton Creek.’ Patrick Carman Read Quote
Don’t get me wrong – I love books! I just think a video has a bigger bang when it comes to a good, old-fashioned adrenaline rush. Patrick Carman Read Quote
Yes, we’re pretty into books around my house. We have lots and lots of books around. We have TV, but really no one ever watches it. Patrick Carman Read Quote
When I was a kid, I used to love it when one of my friends would jump out from behind a door and try to scare me. I always did the same thing in response. Patrick Carman Read Quote
I’m a relic, and things were a lot different when I was fifteen and sixteen. There were no cell phones, no laptops… I learned to type on an actual typewriter. Patrick Carman Read Quote
I travel to a lot of schools, and I see firsthand that while we do still have a lot of traditional readers, we don’t have as many as we used to. And we’re missing an awful lot of kids entirely… Do I want to get rid of the Internet? Obviously, I don’t want that because of all the amazing things it brings. Patrick Carman Read Quote
For kids, multitasking electronically is common. But they are totally focused. You can tell a good story, and they listen. Patrick Carman Read Quote
