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Rick Riordan Quotes about Writing

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It's always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends.

It's always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends.

Book, Writing, Character

You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.

Writing, Matter, Letting You Go

I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don't pick up a book are engaged with what I'm writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I've done my job.

Jobs, Book, Writing

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I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you must write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won’t let you go. It’s not enough to write simply because you think it would be neat to be published. You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.

Writing, Thinking, Would Be

"Advice For Writers". Q&A, rickriordan.com.

There!" Mars finished writing and threw the scroll at Octavian. "A prophecy. You can add it to your books, engrave it on the floor, whatever." Octavian read the scroll. "This says, 'Go to Alaska. Find Thanatos and free him. Come back by sundown on June twenty-fourth or die'." "Yes," Mars said. "Is that not clear?" "Well, my lord...usually prophecies are unclear. They're wrapped in riddles. They rhyme, and..." Mars casually popped another grenade off his belt. "Yes?" "The prophecy is clear!" Octavian announced. "A quest!

Book, Writing, Alaska

'Harry Potter' opened so many doors for young adult literature. It really did convince the publishing industry that writing for children was a viable enterprise. And it also convinced a lot of people that kids will read if we give them books that they care about and love.

Children, Book, Writing

Writing is like a sport - you only get better if you practice

Sports, Writing, Practice

Doubtful, but it did work... "Annabeth?" Percy said again. "You're planning something. You've got that I'm-planning-something look." "I don't have an I'm-planning-something look." "Yeah, you totally do. Your eyebrows knit and your lips press together and ---" "Do you have a pen?" she asked him. "You're kidding, right?" He brought out Riptide. "Yes, but can you actually write with it?" "I--I don't know," he admitted. "Never tried.

Writing, Eyebrows, Together

I feel incredibly fortunate to have had the level of success I've had. I was just writing stories for my own sons.

Writing, Son, Stories

I've always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write.

Book, Writing, Found

"'The 39 Clues' round-robin interview: All seven authors answer questions about the interactive adventure series". Interview with Keith Staskiewicz, ew.com. August 30, 2010.

I've always liked the idea that writing is a form of travel. And I started my writing career as a mystery novelist for adults.

Writing, Careers, Ideas

My eighth grade teacher, Mrs. Pabst, had done her master's thesis on Tolkien. She showed me how the trilogy was patterned after Norse mythology. She was also the first person to encourage me to submit stories for publication. The idea of writing a fantasy based on myths never left me, and many years later, this would lead me to write Percy Jackson.

Teacher, Writing, Years

When I write, I'm still imagining a kid reading it on paper. I read e-books when I travel, but in general I still prefer holding an old-fashioned book in my hands. There's a special, tactile experience.

Book, Reading, Writing

Back when I taught middle school and wrote adult mysteries, my students often asked me why I wasn't writing for kids. I never had a good answer for them. It took me a long time to realize they were right.

Writing, School, Kids

I think anytime you're writing to the middle grades, you're writing to young readers who are trapped in a number of ways between two worlds: between childhood and adulthood, between their friends and their parents.

Writing, Thinking, Two

Writing 'Book 1: The Maze of Bones' didn't feel much different than writing one of my other novels, but I thought it was very innovative to offer the website and trading card components as well for those readers who wanted to go more in depth with the Cahill experience.

Book, Writing, Mazes

"'The 39 Clues' round-robin interview: All seven authors answer questions about the interactive adventure series". Interview with Keith Staskiewicz, ew.com. August 30, 2010.

Writing is like a sport. If you don't practice, you don't get any better.

Sports, Writing, Practice

Two hundred Romans, and no one’s got a pen? Never mind!" He slung his M16 onto his back and pulled out a hand grenade. There were many screaming Romans. Then the hand grenade morphed into a ballpoint pen, and Mars began to write. Frank looked at Percy with wide eyes. He mouthed: Can your sword do grenade form? Percy mouthed back, No. Shut up.

Writing, Eye, Hands

And please God, grant me the wisdom to remember that I am writing for children, not golden stickers.

Children, Writing, Golden

I come to writing the same way I come to teaching, which is that my goal is always to create life-long readers.

Teaching, Writing, Long

"Cover reveal: Rick Riordan's heroes meet in 'The Son of Sobek'". Interview with Lindsay Deutsch, www.usatoday.com. May 7, 2013.

It's not easy. I got lots of rejections when I first started out. If you want to write, you have to believe in yourself and not give up. You have to do your best to practice and get better.

Giving Up, Believe, Writing

I enjoy writing for both kids and adults, though I think I'm better at children's stories because I was a teacher for so long, and I know that audience well. The process is no different whether I'm writing for children or adults. Really, the elements of making a good story are the same.

Teacher, Children, Writing

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It's all still about having a good story. You have to have a good story as your anchor, as your main focus. So for me, personally, I just like to concentrate on writing the best book I can, and if there's other stuff that goes along with it, that's awesome, as long as the story is central.

Book, Writing, Anchors

Source: www.teachingbooks.net

Kids, if anything, are harder to write for because they are a more discerning audience. They will not stay with you if you go off on a tangent or if you give them extraneous information that doesn't serve the story. You really have to tell a tight story. You have to give them humor and suspense and believable characters. All those things that adults want too, but you have to be really on your game when you're writing for kids.

Writing, Character, Kids

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