“Tell me, storyteller, what is the greatest mistake a parent can make? -To believe that your children will be just like you” — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I have a huge music library and deliberately choose the piece of music to match the piece I'm writing. So, every book… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I have been very lucky: my writing has taken me across the world, and I have seen some extraordinary sites and sights. — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I am a great believer that all the primary research has to be done before principle writing begins. I'm a huge advocate… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
Making sure that the geography and timelines work is always the hardest part of writing. But you owe it to the readers… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
In fact, writing for younger adults is tougher. They remember everything and if they spot a problem, they'll be sure to let… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I'm always writing - its what I like to do. But when I'm not writing, I'm reading. — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I'm probably better known in the US as a YA writer, I have a huge body of adult horror and fantasy behind… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
When it is going well, it is the best job [writing] in the world. For those few hours, you are god, in… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I am a writer (and one day I'll be an author). For a long time I was a bookseller (who wrote) or… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk & Fairy Tales. It is still… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I'm always reading. Here's where an ebook reader really comes into its own. When I travel, it allows me to carry a… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
There really is no difference in the actual writing or plotting. I choose to tell different stories for the younger reader and,… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
The most reward experience is having another writer come up to you and say that they started writing because they read my… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and it is still home to me. My writing has taken me all over… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I spend all my time trying to keep thoughts away and ignore them…But here you are, trying to remember your own life,… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
Some writing courses will advise you to write what you know. I've always thought this is very odd advice ... because it… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
Books are just dead words on paper and it is the readers who bring the stories alive. Previously, writers wrote a book… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
The secret to writing is writing. Lots of people I know talk about writing. They will tell me about the book they… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
That is as true for fiction or non-fiction. The writer has to really know their subject. It is really important to remember… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I am of the generation of writers who can get instant feedback from readers within hours of publication. The fan forum is… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I've published over 100 books - and that is divided about 50/50 adult and young adult. Lately, I have been writing more… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
All great literary works influence us as writers, not their stories as much as their storytelling ability. — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
The research. It is always the best part of writing. And, of course, it is the great excuse to travel. — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
Most writers, I'm afraid, live very boring lives sitting in front of a screen. However, having said that: every writer puts a… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
My advice is to write about what you are interested in. If you read science fiction and fantasy, then write in that… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I was brought up in a home where I saw my parents read and I was taken to bookshops and libraries, so… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
“Here it comes," Niten said. The whites of his eyes,his teeth and his tongue had turned blue. "Ready," Prometheus said. Nicholas Flamel touched the… — Michael Scott Copy Share
Some writing courses will advise you to write what you know. I've always thought this is very odd advice ... because it means, for… — Michael Scott Copy Share
“- John is a dangerous fanatic. - And you are not ? - asked Dagon. - I'm just dangerous.” — Michael Scott Copy Share
Our covering ministry is Challenge for Christ ministries, and Travel the Road was solely our mission arm, designed to expose people to what missions… — Michael Scott Copy Share
The problem with contemporary art is that no one bothers to do the research necessary to give people what they want. — Michael Scott Copy Share
I have always been interested in mythology and history. The more I read, the more I realized that there have always been people at… — Michael Scott Copy Share
“The line between confidence and arrogance is very fine, and the line between arrogance and stupidity even finer.” — Michael Scott Copy Share
Here, you can walk into a bookstore and pick up a Bible or Christian literature and learn. Over there, they are lucky if they… — Michael Scott Copy Share
“The small Japanese immortal sat cross-legged, his two swords resting flat on the ground before him. He folded his hands in his lap, closed… — Michael Scott Copy Share
TMI? Too Much Information. It”s just easier to say 'TMI'. I used to say 'don't go there', but that's lame. — Michael Scott Copy Share
“It was some time ago—in the twelfth century, as you humani measure time—a man from the land of the Scots. I do not remember… — Michael Scott Copy Share
it is only when no one remembers that you are truly lost. That is the true death. — Michael Scott Copy Share
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