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
No matter how many books you've written, whenever you sit down to write a new book, you always feel the same challenge - how do you shape this story into a book that people are going to love. Cassandra Clare bookchallengefeel Change image and 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
In other people's books, I tend to love the really daredevil-y characters. I love Finnick from 'The Hunger Games.' And I think, probably, my favorite character of all time is Sherlock Holmes. Cassandra Clare bookcharacterdaredevil 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
As long as they're making beloved books into movies, people are going to be like, 'That's not my mental image of them.' It takes that moment for it to click and become their mental image. Cassandra Clare belovedbookclick Change image and 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
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
Music actually inspires me a lot. I listen to a lot of music, and often I find that if I can associate mentally a song or a piece of music with a particular character or scene, it helps me get back into the head of that character. Cassandra Clare associatebackcharacter share on social
Nobody sells books like J.K. Rowling. We have a rule in publishing: Never compare anything to 'Harry Potter' because it's like lightning in a bottle. Cassandra Clare bookbottlecompare Change image and share on social
