Three hundred words in a day is not a lot. So much of it is thinking before writing. And then there's the cutting. But you do what you do and keep moving forward. Holly Black cutdayforward Change image and share on social
One of the great things about writing middle-grade books is that it's really a nice break, when you're writing super intense stuff like 'Coldtown', to be able to write something a little lighter - calm down and do something different. Holly Black bookbreakcalm share on social
Writers usually don't get to pick our own covers. I know it's surprising to hear that. Holly Black coverhearpick Change image and share on social
Vampires aren't made - they're just born that way, and no one knows why. They're sort of a race unto themselves. Holly Black bearmakerace Change image and share on social
I really love the idea of the poetically mad - the character that is imbued with the romantic madness. Like River from 'Firefly' or Drusilla from 'Buffy.' Someone dangerously unhinged, where you're really not sure they're going to be reliable minute-to-minute. Holly Black buffycharacterdangerously share on social
The problem with faerie gifts is that they always come with a price, which is why they are made by the desperate and the foolish. Holly Black desperatefaeriefoolish Change image and share on social
There's never really been a time when vampires weren't so over that you would be crazy to write a vampire book, or so huge that you would be crazy to write a vampire book. I'm not sure there's ever going to be a time. We went from Anne Rice to Buffy to 'Twilight.' Holly Black annebookbuffy share on social
I loved Anne Rice's 'Interview with a Vampire' and 'The Vampire Lestat'. I found a copy of 'Interview' when I was in seventh grade at a garage sale for 25 cents. It had a crazy cover. Holly Black annecentcopy Change image and share on social
I wrote a book called 'Doll Bones', which was another middle-grade book, and when I was writing it, I needed a place in the U.S. that made bone china. And there are only two places in the U.S. that make bone china. They made it by grinding down actual cow bones. It was a plot point. It was a creepy doll book. Holly Black actualbonebook share on social
'Twilight' passed like a fever through the sophisticated reader and the unsophisticated reader alike. People devoured those books in single sittings, over weekends, with a kind of raw intensity that is rare. Holly Black alikebookdevour share on social