I've published over 100 books - and that is divided about 50/50 adult and young adult. Lately, I have been writing more YA, which is such a great genre to write it. I don't have a favourite (I usually say… — 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 in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I've been… — 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 green scarab he now wore around his neck and felt it grow warm in his hand.The spell was a simple one,something he had performed a thousand times before, though never on such a large scale. A… — 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 Image
“- 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 Image
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 Image
I have always been interested in mythology and history. The more I read, the more I realized that there have always been people at the edges of history that we know very little about. I wanted to use them in a story and bring them back into the public's consciousness. Similarly with mythology: everyone knows some of the Greek or… — 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 Image
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 Image
“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 his eyes and breathing through his nose, forcing the chill night air deep into his chest. He held it for a count of five, then shaped his lips into an O and blew it out again,… — 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 Image
