My creativity thrives with limitations. Ransom Riggs creativitylimitationthrive Change image and share on social
I have an unusual hobby: I collect pictures of people I don't know. It started when I was a kid growing up in South Florida, the land of junk stores, garage sales, and flea markets, as a kind of coping mechanism. Ransom Riggs collectcopeflea share on social
John Bellairs's young adult mysteries were great - and super creepy. Ransom Riggs adultbellaircreepy Change image and share on social
'The Tales' are an important part of 'Hollow City,' when the kids discover secrets encoded in them that end up saving their lives. I wrote two tales as part of 'Hollow City,' and spent the next couple of years finishing the trilogy but itching to write more tales. Ransom Riggs citycouplediscover share on social
I think 'Hollow City' only took a year and a half to write... but it felt like two and a half! Ransom Riggs cityfelthalf Change image and share on social
When you're looking through bins of thousands of random, unsorted photos, every hundredth one or so will have some writing on it. Ransom Riggs binhundredthphoto Change image and share on social
I loved the idea of a book of fairytales meant especially for peculiar children, and I love even more the idea of making that fictional book real. Ransom Riggs bookchildfairytale Change image and share on social
The undiscovered places that are interesting to me are these places that contain bits of our disappearing history, like a ghost town. Ransom Riggs bitdisappearghost Change image and share on social
I'm getting a lot of mail from readers, and I'd say 90% seem to be from adults, which amazes me. But then again, I can only write what I imagine I'd like to read, and I'm an adult, so maybe it's not so surprising after all. Ransom Riggs adultamazeimagine share on social
You'll find a lot of rich detail in people's personal histories - diaries and journals and things of the era. Ransom Riggs detaildiaryera Change image and share on social
