All of my characters tend to be montages of different people I've met: little bits and pieces of their personalities put together. Rick Riordan bitcharacterhave Change image and share on social
I can't promise that every child with learning differences will become a novelist, but I do think all children can become lifelong readers. Rick Riordan childdifferencelearn Change image and share on social
I've always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write. Rick Riordan bookfindhard Change image and share on social
I stick closely to the structure of the myths. I may have some fun with the mythology by changing the environment to modern-day, but the structure of the myths, the monsters, the relationships of the gods - none of that is made up. Rick Riordan changecloselyday share on social
No one spoke in terms of children's literature, as opposed to adult literature, until around the 1940s. It wasn't categorised much before then. Even Grimm's tales were written for adults. But it is true that ever since 'Harry Potter' there has been a renaissance in fantasy literature. J. K. Rowling opened the door again. Rick Riordan 1940sadultcategorise share on social
I think the more you understand myths, the more you understand the roots of our culture and the more things will resonate. Do you have to know them? No, but certainly it is nice to recognise how deeply these things are embedded in our literature, our art. Rick Riordan artculturedeeply share on social
My problem is never ideas. I've got more than I'll ever have time to write. It's all about how many I can get to, and which ones readers want to see the most. Rick Riordan haveideaproblem Change image and share on social
I come to writing the same way I come to teaching, which is that my goal is always to create life-long readers. Rick Riordan creategoallife Change image and share on social
I like both Greek and Egyptian. More Greek stories have survived, so we know more about them. They've always been my favorite. On the other hand, I like the Egyptian stories because they're not as commonly known and they have an exotic flavour. Rick Riordan commonlyegyptianexotic share on social
I have to be careful. My readers are very detail-oriented, and if I make a mistake they'll call me on it. Rick Riordan callcarefuldetail Change image and share on social