I firmly believe that you can't get a good movie without risking a bad movie. A good adaptation of your book is worth it because it is such a wonderful experience to see your world translated onto the screen. Cassandra Clare adaptationbadbook share on social
I am in the U.K. for inspiration because I'm doing a follow on series to 'The Infernal Devices,' called 'The Last Hours.' It's a re-telling of 'Great Expectations' with 'Shadowhunters'... because why not! It's set in 1903, so I'm doing a lot of locational research. Cassandra Clare calldeviceexpectation share on social
I tend to write in coffee shops and restaurants with friends of mine because if I'm at home, I get distracted by the television or the cats or my husband, or... you know - all of those things that make it easy to procrastinate. Cassandra Clare catcoffeedistract share on social
I had just moved to New York in September 2001, and immediately 9/11 happened, and of course it completely changed the city and everybody who lived there. Cassandra Clare changecitycompletely Change image and share on social
You put books out into the world, and people form their own visuals and images and attachments to characters; those characters become part of them, and they have their feelings about them. Cassandra Clare attachmentbookcharacter Change image and share on social
I get a lot of inspiration from research in mythology and folklore. I find that, you know, stories people told each other thousands of years ago are still relevant now. Cassandra Clare agofindfolklore Change image and share on social
My grandfather was a movie producer, and so I grew up on movie sets. Cassandra Clare grandfathergrowmovie Change image and share on social
You're a reader as well as a writer, so write what you'd want to read. Cassandra Clare readreaderwrite Change image and share on social
I believe that writer's block is a symptom. It's not a disease, it's the symptom of a disease. So what I try to do is kind of do it like 'House'; write down the symptom and write down the other symptoms. Try to work backwards to figure out what the problem is. Cassandra Clare backwardsblockdisease share on social
Perfect heroines, like perfect heroes, aren't relatable, and if you can't put yourself in the protagonist's shoes, not only will they not inspire you, but the book will be pretty boring. Cassandra Clare bookborehero Change image and share on social