Alan, you seem to think we won't like you unless you do things just like everyone else. Have you ever thought we might like you because you're different? Tamora Pierce More Quotes by Tamora Pierce More Quotes From Tamora Pierce Anyone who tells you they don't need to rewrite, they're usually the ones who need it worst. Tamora Pierce worst needs I come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed. Tamora Pierce dysfunctional-family parent views Most important of all, there is no right or wrong way to write - there's only what works for you. I was taught to write every day, but I know a writer (a bestseller at that!) who only writes on weekends. Tamora Pierce weekend important writing Cats aren't special advisers. They advise us all the time, whether we want them to or no. Tamora Pierce cat special want Most humans think the appearance of quiet is quiet. They do not see that sometimes the enemy is as quiet as the serpent. Only when it has stolen all of their eggs will they know bad walks in the quiet as well as the noisy. Tamora Pierce eggs enemy thinking Indeed Not. Stop kicking me, Daine. You understand, she is very important to a number of powerful nobles and mages in Tortall." Numair's voice was quiet, almost friendly; his eyes were hard. "Their majesties. Lady Alanna and her husband, the baron of Pirate's Swoop. Me. All of us would take iit amiss if we thought for a moment she was being trifled with, particularly by a young man who wasn't free to do the right thing by her." "Numair," Daine growled. "Can I speak to you privately for a moment? "No. Stepping on my foot won't work either. Do I make myself clear, Prince Kaddar? Tamora Pierce husband powerful eye I imbue this place with my essence, every stone and every drop. My visit will do wonders for the flowers." Aly propped her chin on her hand. "So does manure," she observed. Tamora Pierce flower essence hands With each book, in each place, I have to keep an ongoing map as I write because otherwise I don't know where I am. Tamora Pierce ongoing writing book You have an audience that is fairly well grounded in the real world. You serve them and yourself best by making everything as real as possible. Tamora Pierce wells real world free time is an illusion. It's what you get when you die and the gods reward you for a life spent working from dawn until midnight. Tamora Pierce rewards midnight dawn A library is a gateway to others' minds, hearts, and lives. Tamora Pierce library mind heart What people tell me they take away from my books is that they can shape their lives, they can achieve their own dreams. And certainly that's what I want them to take away. Tamora Pierce dream book people What happens to each of my female heroes, certainly, is they find something bigger than themselves that they are honored to serve. It's not giving up your family. Tamora Pierce female giving-up hero The fantasy that appeals most to people is the kind that's rooted thoroughly in somebody looking around a corner and thinking, 'What if I wandered into this writer's people here?' If you've done your job and made your people and your settings well enough, that adds an extra dimension that you can't buy. Tamora Pierce jobs people thinking I've written short stories in first person, but you have so much more control writing in third person. Third person, you know what everybody's thinking. First person is very limiting, and I could never sustain a first person novel before. Tamora Pierce stories writing thinking I love meeting fans. They're always fun, they always have good things to say, smart questions to ask, and plenty of ideas for me to explore in the future. Tamora Pierce smart fun ideas I don't write from dreams because I don't remember mine, but I had a fragment of an image left about twins, whose father was telling them how their lives were going to go for the next eight years. I wrote a scene about that, and then another and then another and then another, and after five months I had 732 pages. Tamora Pierce dream writing father After I recovered from 'Lioness', I wanted to write something about animals because I really like mythical creatures, especially dragons. At 12, I was one of those semi-recluses who did better with animals than people. Out of that, came the character, Daine, who could communicate with animals. Tamora Pierce writing animal character Reflect as if you have all of time, even when time is short. Tamora Pierce ifs Men broke into their homes, killed their families, threatened you--and you won't let them do anything for fear you'll be hurt. That's selfish. How would you like it if I took your bow and said I cared too much about you to let you fight? Tamora Pierce selfish hurt home
