My grandfather was a movie producer, and so I grew up on movie sets. Cassandra Clare grandfathergrowmovie 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
When I started 'City of Bones,' I knew exactly what was going to happen in 'City of Glass.' When I first started the six-book series, I thought of it as a three-book series. Cassandra Clare bonebookcity Change image and 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
I work on a word count basis, so I have to write three thousand words a day. I can write them in the morning, I can write them in the evening; as long as they get done. Cassandra Clare basiscountday Change image and share on social
When a movie is being made out of a book, there is a mixed reaction on the part of fans because they are both extremely excited and they are also terrified. 'They are going to take my story, and they are going to mess it up; they are going to ruin it; they're going to do this; they're going to do that.' Cassandra Clare bookexciteextremely share on social
You know that I had heard so many times people say things like, 'You could never write 'Harry Potter' and have it be about Harriett Potter because nobody would read it; people only want to read an adventure story if it's about a boy,' and I thought, 'I don't think that's true.' Cassandra Clare adventureboyharriett share on social
Creating characters is like throwing together ingredients for a recipe. I take characteristics I like and dislike in real people I know, or know of, and use them to embellish and define characters. Cassandra Clare charactercharacteristiccreate Change image and share on social
I try to answer all my fan mail. Sometimes I get questions from people who obviously only read the Wiki but haven't read the books. I'm like, 'But you have to read the book or you're not going to get it.' Cassandra Clare answerbookfan share on social
There are not that many parts for actors who are not white - even less substantive ones. Cassandra Clare actorpartsubstantive Change image and share on social