The best way to get me to write more books is to read the ones that exist! — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: writing picture books is an art - the art of word choice. — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
My first novel, 'When You Were Mine,' was a very, very personal story and drew a lot on the people in my… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte has been my all-time favorite book since I was in middle school. — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
I get asked a lot what books I recommend for a nursery, home library, etc., and I always tell parents to start… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
I love anything by Deb Caletti. She's my absolute favorite young adult author. I love Ally Carter as well. — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
I often lament that new picture books don't get read because the classics hold up so well. It's a ridiculous complaint because,… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
Writing is probably the least glamorous profession there is. This doesn't change when you become an author. — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
Seriously, I am a terrible plotter when it comes to my novels. Terrible. I love to kind of feel my way into… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
In her book 'Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead,' Sheryl Sandberg talks about the mentor/mentee relationship - and how… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
I used the second year of my MFA program to write a young adult novel and began pursuing picture books as well.… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
I am a young adult author, and so are quite a few of my friends. We all write books for the same… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
Writers often like to talk about how intuitive the writing process is, but in truth, building a book is a remarkably unintuitive… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
Part of the job of a children's author is to write books that will be remembered, definitely, but if I might go… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
My first book, 'When You Were Mine,' got optioned for film and went into preproduction as 'Rosaline.' That was the classic model:… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
Children's authors have to pick words that reflect the spirit of a book and convey its message but also words that light… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
'Ready Player One' has it all - nostalgia, trivia, adventure, romance, heart, and, dare I say it, some very fascinating social commentary.… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
Picture books, while less in word count, are certainly not less important. There are unbelievably skillful authors writing in this vein. Authors… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
You don't write a book. You write a sentence and then a paragraph and then a page and then a chapter. Looking… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
'Goodnight Moon' is a staple of any nursery bookshelf. So, too, are 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' and 'Madeline.' These books are… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
Shakespeare is so fundamental to the way we see story. A tremendous amount of narratives come from him - more than many… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
I don't have to mumble something under my breath when someone asks me what I do anymore. I can just say, definitively,… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
I have often said that I think children's books are like poetry. Finding the exact right words to tell a story is… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
Picture books have terrible PR amongst the children of this country. Ask any librarian: after a certain age, children just aren't interested… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
I used to think that if I was ever so lucky as to get a book deal that I would write all… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
I love that the collapse of The Other Side is being felt in both 'The Vampire Diaries' and 'The Originals' universes - as someone… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte has been my all-time favorite book since I was in middle school. — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
My first book, 'When You Were Mine,' got optioned for film and went into preproduction as 'Rosaline.' That was the classic model: Hollywood calls,… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
'Ready Player One' has it all - nostalgia, trivia, adventure, romance, heart, and, dare I say it, some very fascinating social commentary. The novel… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
By refusing to lend a hand, we are not only robbing our colleagues and peers of the opportunity to gain guidance, but we are… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: writing picture books is an art - the art of word choice. — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
When someone around you succeeds, it does not mean they've taken that spot from you. What it means is that you are in the… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
American fantasy is not a genre we think about too often. Sure, we are familiar with the worlds of English boarding school houses and… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
“No one ever died from having too much information. It’s the misunderstandings that are the problem.” — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
“They died together; they'll always be remembered together. It's decided, once and for all. He was hers. The rumors don't matter; they'll fade...People may… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
So many tend to brand the Internet as the downfall of youth, but 'Ready Player One' hints that it's more complicated than that. — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
At its heart, 'Mostly Good Girls' is about the pressures we put on ourselves to live up to ideas of perfection. — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
