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
Growing up, my mom was a painter, my best friend was a painter, my husband is a painter. For a long time I knew artists, and I didn't know any writers. Holly Black artistfriendgrow Change image and share on social
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
Everything scares me. I'm very easily frightened. But the thing that scares me most is zombies. I really, really don't like zombies. Holly Black easilyfrightenscare Change image and share on social
Into every generation comes a vampire. Holly Black generationvampire Change image and share on social
I really love being a weirdo who writes a lot of different things for a lot of different ages. I have been considering doing a guide on my website so that a reader who liked one of my books could find the other books that he or she might like, because I know some of the books are really different from the rest. Holly Black agebookfind share on social
When I was a kid in the U.S., 'Doctor Who' wasn't really on, but you would occasionally catch an episode. Different stations did marathons. Holly Black catchdoctorepisode Change image and share on social
I don't feel prolific. I feel like I'm plodding along. Each day you sit down, and you hope that you get your work done. Holly Black dayfeelhope Change image and share on social
I think there's a reason that horror appeals to teens. There's a lot of useful lessons to take away from reading horror. We get to be scared in the comfort and safety of our own homes. We can put the book down if we get too scared, and no one will ever know if we decide not to pick it up again. Holly Black appealbookcomfort 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