Adults Quote by Margaret Mahy

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,…

— Rick Riordan

At this stage I am not involved with young adults as closely as many other writers. My children are grown up and my grandchildren…

— Margaret Mahy

Kids, if anything, are harder to write for because they are a more discerning audience. They will not stay with you if you go…

— Rick Riordan

I love writing for young adults because they are such a wonderful audience, they are good readers, and they care about the books they…

— Katherine Paterson

I don't think about age groups when I write, although I think if I know I'm writing for Children I'll be a bit more…

— Neil Gaiman

For me, writing for kids is harder because they're a more discriminating audience. While adults might stay with you, if you lose your pacing…

— Rick Riordan

If you start writing to an audience you're talking down to them. I've never written for any age group, I just write character. If…

— Melissa Rosenberg

Except I'm aware that as a writer you can't get away with as much writing for children as you can with adults. Children have…

— Alan Bradley

Writing for adults and writing for young people is really not that different. As a reporter, I have always tried to write as clearly…

— Serge Schmemann

I know how to write stories that are accessible to younger readers, and sophisticated enough for older ones. I'm not a big fan of…

— Hope Larson

Once I became an adult and started to pursue writing as a professional career, I realized my main characters were always young people. My…

— Renee Watson

Good writing is difficult no matter what the reader's age-and children deserve the best.

— Aaron Shepard