Louis Sachar
Louis Sachar
Louis Sacharis an American writer of children's books. He is best known for the Wayside School series and Holes...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth20 March 1954
CityEast Meadow, NY
CountryUnited States of America
impossible believable improbable
The impossible is more believable than the highly improbable.
book thinking texas
I never think of an entire book at once. I always just start with a very small idea. In 'Holes,' I just began with the setting; a juvenile correctional facility located in the Texas desert. Then I slowly make up the story, and rewrite it several times, and each time I rewrite it, I get new ideas, and change the old ideas around.
sadness school years
School just speeds things up... Without school it might take 70 years before you wake up and are able to count.
hero school salinger
I really began to love to read while in high school, and my favorite authors were my heroes: J.D. Salinger, Kurt Vonnegut.
writing editors decision
When I write a novel, every word is mine. I welcome suggestions from my editor, but in the end, I make all the final decisions.
morning writing years
I write in the mornings, two or three hours every day, and then at least four times a week I play in a duplicate game at a bridge club. I try to go to tournaments three, four, or five times a year.
morning writing two
I jog in the morning and then write for about two hours. There are times when I'm really excited and can't wait to get back to it. But there are days when I don't know what's coming next, and I really have to force it.
writing texas holes
I guess what led to me writing 'Holes' was having moved to Texas in 1991, and it was sort of my reaction to Texas.
sex teenage taken
The media tends to portray the teenage world as one where drinking and sex is taken for granted. In fact, I think most teenagers don't drink, are unsure of themselves, and feel awkward around members of the opposite sex.
writing character thinking
Part of me becomes the characters I'm writing about. I think readers feel like they are there, the way I am, as a result.
hands years bridges
My parents played bridge, and I remember being fascinated watching them. I sometimes got a chance to sit in on a hand, which I loved. But then I didn't actually play on my own for about 30 years.
book years answers
I'm no good at describing my books. 'Holes' has been out now for seven years, and I still can't come up with a good answer when asked what that book is about.
book thinking play
I think of a book and a play, or a book and a movie, as two separate things - I don't think of it as my novel having a new life.
book thinking plot
Not counting 'Small Steps,' I think 'Holes' is my best book, in terms of plot, and setting, and the way the story revealed itself. It hasn't changed my life, other than that I have more money than I did before I wrote it. I'm still too close to 'Small Steps' to compare it to 'Holes.'