History is the heavy traffic that prevents us from crossing the road. We wait, more or less patiently, for it to pause, so that we can get to the liquor store or the laundromat or the burger bar. Mal Peet barburgercross Change image and share on social
I don't really see any barrier between teenage fiction and adult literature. Mal Peet adultbarrierfiction Change image and share on social
I'm going to get hated for saying this, but honestly, fantasy is easy to write because you can do anything. It's like when Raymond Chandler brings in a bloke with a gun when he's stuck - in fantasy, up pops a wizard, and off we go. Mal Peet blokebringchandler share on social
I used to play all the time. I would play football when it was light and read when it was dark. Mal Peet darkfootballlight Change image and share on social
Remember that a good football novel has to have the same ingredients as any other good novel: drama, convincing and interesting characters, a strong story-line, and some kind of magic in the writing. Mal Peet characterconvincedrama Change image and share on social
I find myself, by happy accident, writing 'Young Adult' fiction. However, I dislike such categories. Mal Peet accidentadultcategory Change image and share on social
Football is a bit like chess: it's not just the piece being moved that matters; it's also the effect that move has on all the other pieces. Mal Peet bitechesseffect Change image and share on social
Exposure is about, among other things, the ferocity of the press and the way - in an echo of some of Shakespeare's plays - the modern media creates heroes to destroy them. Mal Peet createdestroyecho Change image and share on social
It pretty much defeats the purpose of bedtime reading if you fall asleep before the kids do. And you tend to wake up with a matchbox stuck on the end of your nose and/or a potty on your head. Mal Peet asleepbedtimedefeat Change image and share on social
The very provision of benches by the council or the corporation acknowledges the human need to be private in public, to be conspicuously idle, to have nothing better to do. Mal Peet acknowledgebenchconspicuously Change image and share on social
