Don't get me wrong - I love books! I just think a video has a bigger bang when it comes to a good, old-fashioned adrenaline rush. Patrick Carman adrenalinebangbig Change image and share on social
There's something really fun about being scared, and I guess that was at least part of why I wanted to film certain scenes from my new book, 'Skeleton Creek.' Patrick Carman bookcreekfilm Change image and share on social
I'm a visual thinker, thrill seeker, and I'm easily distracted. I see everything I'm writing, and I think it naturally affects the pace of things. Patrick Carman affectdistracteasily Change image and share on social
There are so many ways to tell a story. With multiplatform books, we are reimagining what literacy can be. Patrick Carman bookliteracymultiplatform Change image and share on social
I'm a relic, and things were a lot different when I was fifteen and sixteen. There were no cell phones, no laptops... I learned to type on an actual typewriter. Patrick Carman actualcellfifteen Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, I used to love it when one of my friends would jump out from behind a door and try to scare me. I always did the same thing in response. Patrick Carman doorfriendjump Change image and share on social
I travel to a lot of schools, and I see firsthand that while we do still have a lot of traditional readers, we don't have as many as we used to. And we're missing an awful lot of kids entirely... Do I want to get rid of the Internet? Obviously, I don't want that because of all the amazing things it brings. Patrick Carman amazeawfulbring share on social
For kids, multitasking electronically is common. But they are totally focused. You can tell a good story, and they listen. Patrick Carman commonelectronicallyfocus Change image and share on social
Getting to the point where I was ready to write a book has been about a 20-year journey of being, really honestly, too afraid to try - which I think is pretty common for people who are trying to write a large piece of fiction. Patrick Carman afraidbookcommon share on social
They wouldn't let me into Germany from 1998-2000 because I bumped into the chancellor's daughter on my skateboard. Patrick Carman bumpchancellordaughter Change image and share on social