My happy place is 40 feet out in the Gulf of Mexico, sitting on a sandbar in 80-degree water, watching clouds crawl by. Absolute heaven. Ransom Riggs absolutecloudcrawl Change image and 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
My creativity thrives with limitations. Ransom Riggs creativitylimitationthrive Change image and share on social
John Bellairs's young adult mysteries were great - and super creepy. Ransom Riggs adultbellaircreepy Change image and share on social
Teenagers are extremely smart, and if they think for even a second that an author is 'writing down' to them, or mimicking their voice poorly, or condescending to them in any way, they will throw the book across the room. Ransom Riggs authorbookcondescend share on social
I had some great English teachers. One of my favorite - her name was Linda Janoff - was wonderful and so irreverent and so smart and encouraging. Ransom Riggs encourageenglishfavorite Change image and share on social
It was at a big swap meet that I discovered you could buy other people's old discarded family photos and vacation pictures for pretty cheap - a quarter, 50 cents, five bucks for a really nice one. Ransom Riggs bigbuckbuy 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
I went to film school, trained as a director, have made a lot of movies, and taken a lot of photographs, so I tend to envision things spatially. As I'm working, I need to have a map of the space. I need to know what's happening in all corners simultaneously. Ransom Riggs cornerdirectorenvision share on social
