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
I think anytime you're writing to the middle grades, you're writing to young readers who are trapped in a number of ways between two worlds: between childhood and adulthood, between their friends and their parents. Rick Riordan adulthoodanytimechildhood share on social
Writing 'Book 1: The Maze of Bones' didn't feel much different than writing one of my other novels, but I thought it was very innovative to offer the website and trading card components as well for those readers who wanted to go more in depth with the Cahill experience. Rick Riordan bonebookcahill share on social
Every child is different. I think it's important that we don't have maybe just one or two books that we're recommending to all children - but rather we cater the books to fit each individual child. Rick Riordan bookcaterchild Change image and share on social
I've never been a collector - just a consumer - and these days unless a book is signed to me by another author, I don't normally have any qualms about passing it to a friend or donating it to the library. Rick Riordan authorbookcollector share on social
I don't think I would ever inch my way up to Y.A. That audience is very well served. There are a lot of wonderful writers writing for Y.A. I feel like I'm in the right place. Rick Riordan audiencefeelinch Change image and share on social
The deeper I go into mythology, the more I find. I originally did five 'Percy Jackson' books. I thought that would cover Greek mythology and I couldn't have been more wrong. It's ever-expanding. Rick Riordan bookcoverdeep Change image and share on social
It's always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends. Rick Riordan characterfriendhard Change image and share on social
It's not easy. I got lots of rejections when I first started out. If you want to write, you have to believe in yourself and not give up. You have to do your best to practice and get better. Rick Riordan easygivelot Change image and share on social
There are days when I'll write for 15 minutes and have to give up and move around, and I'll write another paragraph and give up again. On other days I get intensely - focused on the process, sit down at 8 A.M. and won't get up until 8 P.M. Rick Riordan dayfocusgive share on social
