My most profound growth as a writer came when I joined an online critique group. What a harrowing, terrifying, wonderful experience that was. Rae Carson critiqueexperiencegroup Change image and share on social
It's important to not marginalize any people group in fiction. A complete, authentic-feeling world should include many different elements of life and culture. For this reason, my books will almost always contain people of faith. Rae Carson authenticbookcomplete share on social
I was a teenage girl once. I was not an overweight teenage girl, but I had really bad acne when I was 11 or 12 years old. It was heart-rending, and people made fun of me. People whispered when I walked by in the hallways, and I was sure they were whispering about me. My adult perspective is maybe they weren't. Rae Carson acneadultbad share on social
I miss my family and friends from Cali a lot. I also miss late-night business hours, hiking in the Sierra Nevada, and house boating in Gold Country. But in Ohio, housing is cheaper, everything is green year-round, and we get glorious thunderstorms. In California, I lived in a place that was infested with black widow spiders. Rae Carson blackboatbusiness share on social