Michael Scott
Michael Scott
body adults fantasy
I'm probably better known in the US as a YA writer, I have a huge body of adult horror and fantasy behind me.
taken home writing
I was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and it is still home to me. My writing has taken me all over the world, but this is the place I come back to and the place where I find it easiest to write.
couple book writing
I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk & Fairy Tales. It is still in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I've been writing in both genres ever since.
country book taken
I was brought up in a home where I saw my parents read and I was taken to bookshops and libraries, so I grew up feeling very comfortable around books. Also, Ireland is a country which has honoured its writers and poets, so when someone says they wanted to be a writer, its not mocked or looked down upon.
bars lows limbo
The only time I set the bar low is for limbo.
writing important fiction
That is as true for fiction or non-fiction. The writer has to really know their subject. It is really important to remember that the readers are a lot smarter than the writer. Also, good writing has to do with rewriting. You will never get it right the first time. So you rewrite and rewrite again until you get it right. Until you, and the reader, will be able to visualize what you're writing about.
hilarious heart challenges
I never avoid something that challenges my guts and my heart. While I might occasionally puke my guts out, I have never puked my heart out.
scottish united-nations united
I am Michael, and I am part English, Irish, German, and Scottish, sort of a virtual United Nations.
action single-person persons
Great change always comes down to the actions of a single person.
And once begun, change cannot be reversed.
taken writing sight
I have been very lucky: my writing has taken me across the world, and I have seen some extraordinary sites and sights.
men hands hook
Marethyu stretched out his right hand and Aten took it in his. "Let me tell you this," the hook-handed man said. "We will meet again,you and I,in a different place and a different time." "You know this to be true?" "I do." "Because you have seen the future?" "Because I have been there.
imagination magic shapes
What you call magic is nothing more than an act of the imagination fired by the senses, then given shape by the power of your aura.
used dangerous
Knowledge itself is never dangerous, it is how that knowledge is used that is dangerous