What's interesting to me is how many vampire/urban fantasy authors are writing young adult series as well, often set in the same world as their adult books, but focused on a younger audience. Carrie Vaughn adultaudienceauthor Change image and share on social
I wanted to be Carrie Vaughn the awesome writer, not the chick who writes the 'Kitty' books. Carrie Vaughn awesomebookcarrie Change image and share on social
Robin McKinley's 'The Blue Sword' was a defining book of my teen years, and I'd love to have more books like that in the world. Carrie Vaughn bluebookdefine Change image and share on social
When aspiring writers ask me about how they should target their writing, I tell them to pay no attention to that kind of thing. It will restrict you. You will end up falling into stereotypes in an effort to tailor your work toward a perceived genre category. Carrie Vaughn aspireattentioncategory share on social
If you sell yourself short before you even start, you'll never know how far you could have gone. Ambition is a wonderful thing and has gotten me farther than I ever thought I'd go. Carrie Vaughn ambitionfarsell Change image and share on social
Writers can feel pretty powerless in the big corporate world of publishing, but sometimes our greatest power is the ability to say 'no.' Carrie Vaughn abilitybigcorporate Change image and share on social
I was born on Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento, but we moved around a lot. Carrie Vaughn airbasebear Change image and share on social
I got a crash-course education in urban fantasy. I suddenly had to look up all these other writers I was supposed to be in a genre with. I instantly had to become an expert in this genre I knew almost nothing about. Carrie Vaughn crasheducationexpert share on social