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Maggie Stiefvater
Maggie Stiefvater
American Author
Born: Nov 18, 1981
Book Love Me People Think You
Related authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald Frederick Douglass Helen Keller Henry David Thoreau Joyce Meyer Mark Twain Og Mandino Zig Ziglar
As you learn who you are, you can better surround yourself with friends who make you a better person, and that sometimes only happens when you disassemble old relationships. Maggie Stiefvater
You Yourself Better Sometimes Surround Yourself Old Relationships Only Better Person Make Learn Surround Friends Person Happens Who
I would like to say that I was inspired to write 'Shiver' by some overwhelming belief in true love, but here's my true confession: I wrote 'Shiver' because I like to make people cry. Maggie Stiefvater
Love True Love People Confession Overwhelming Say Would Some Inspired Write True Like Cry Wrote Make Because Belief Here
The big thing in my family growing up is that everybody had to play a musical instrument. We were like the von Trapps. Maggie Stiefvater
Family Big Everybody Musical Musical Instrument Had Von Like Instrument Were Up Big Thing Growing Growing Up Play Thing
I am an introvert. I should get that out there now. Maggie Stiefvater
Out Introvert Am Get Should Now
Teenagers want to be able to fight for what's right - but finding out what's right is now 90 percent of the battle. Maggie Stiefvater
Fight Battle Teenagers Out Finding Able Percent Want Now Right
As teenagers, we all see ourselves as outsiders... and it's very easy to look at other people who are more popular, who have more pocket money, and it makes you feel even more like an outsider, and it does shape who you become as a person. Maggie Stiefvater
You People Money Become Other Teenagers Ourselves Easy See Pocket More Shape Outsider Outsiders Feel Like Look Makes Does Very Person Who Popular Even
I can tell you that as a writer and as a reader, I regard character as king. Or queen. No matter how riveting the action or interesting the plot twists, if I don't feel like I'm meeting someone who feels real, I'm not going to be compelled to read further. Maggie Stiefvater
Character You Queen Matter King Action Meeting Further Plot Tell Someone Writer Feel Feels Like Read Reader How Real Going Regard Interesting Who Compelled Twists
I feel like I have so many stories basting in my mind, and they come busting out when they're ready. Maggie Stiefvater
Mind Out Feel Come Like Ready Stories Many Busting
Oh, filmmakers, please don't take my soft book and turn it into a horror, or take my horror and make it soft. Maggie Stiefvater
Book Please Horror Take Make Oh Turn Filmmakers Soft
I focus on the elements of a movie that are meant to invisibly affect me as a viewer. The edges. As an author, I'm aware of how the subconscious things can pluck at a reader's emotions, and I love it when filmmakers do the same. Maggie Stiefvater
Love Me Emotions Focus Subconscious Pluck Edges Reader How Affect Author Same Movie Meant Viewer Elements Aware Things Filmmakers
I'm a dirt road out in the country kind of person, but I remember thinking, I could live in Chicago. Maggie Stiefvater
Remember Country Live Thinking Out Kind Dirt Could Road Chicago Person
I'm very easily distracted unless I have music on. Listening to music while I brainstorm makes me think of scenes that would fit the mood of the music I'm playing. Maggie Stiefvater
Music Me Listening Think Unless Mood Easily Distracted Would Scenes Makes Fit Brainstorm Very While Playing
Once upon a time, I was very shy and you wouldn't even see me in a room. Then, when I was 16, I made the conscious decision to not be afraid of anything - this was about the time I picked up the bagpipes too - and my life pretty much changed forever. Maggie Stiefvater
Life Time Me You Decision Made My Life Too Changed Once See Pretty About Picked Up Very Forever Afraid Anything Room Then Much Even Conscious Conscious Decision Shy
I don't think I could ever give up music. It's what makes me tick. If there was no music, there would be no writing. Maggie Stiefvater
Music Me Writing Think Would Would-Be Give Could Tick Makes Up Ever
When I graduated from college, I went straight to work for a federal contractor, a desk job, and they were great to me, they loved me, I was like their mascot, but I just couldn't stand working in an office. I just hated it. And so one day I went in and said, 'I'm sorry, this is my two-weeks notice, I'm quitting to become an artist.' Maggie Stiefvater
Work Day Great Me Job College Sorry Become One Day Hated Federal Like Said Were Contractor Office Artist Graduated Just Quitting Loved Straight Notice Working Stand Desk
Ideas come from all over, but as I write more and more, I find I'm always hunting for mood: I want to write a novel with a pervasive mood that sticks with you after you close the cover. Maggie Stiefvater
You Mood Hunting Find More More And More Write Over Come Ideas Sticks Always Cover Close Want After Pervasive Novel
I picture my books as movies when I get stuck, and when I'm working on a new idea, the first thing I do is hit theaters to work out pacing and mood. Maggie Stiefvater
Work First Picture Books Mood Out Stuck Idea New First Thing New Idea Hit Get The First Thing Pacing Theaters Movies Work Out Working Thing

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