Scott Westerfeld
Scott Westerfeld
Scott David Westerfeldis an American writer of young adult fiction...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth5 May 1963
CityDallas, TX
CountryUnited States of America
brain trying world
Everyone in the world was programmed by the place they were born, hemmed in by their beliefs, but you had to at least try to grow your own brain.
talking brain dying
Dying is one of those things that can’t be fixed. Not by talking about it, not with all the brain surge in the world.
brain damage despised
Which was worse: a friend with brain damage, or one who despised you?
hurt brain sometimes
Having a brain hurt so much sometimes.
brain damage ifs
Tally wondered if you could talk somebody out of their brain damage.
scene
Sometimes you have to delete characters from a scene just to keep from overcrowding the image.
stickers
Warning stickers on books would be a nightmare.
basically found great historical lots thesaurus
I found a great book called 'Slang Through the Ages' by Jonathon Green. It's basically a thesaurus of historical slang, and had lots of great old uses.
mostly narrative ninety people percent smart stuff talking until
Ninety percent of the research comes first. I mostly blunder around reading stuff and talking to smart people until an idea batters or oozes its way through to my narrative brain.
becomes common enters term
When the term 'machine gun' enters common parlance, the word 'machine' becomes much more sinister.
chapters pictures wrote
When I finish a first draft, I often look back at first chapters I wrote and laugh at them. They're like pictures of yourself in middle school. You're embarrassed to see them.
love
We don't always get to choose what we love.
best creates listed people saying
I think any List of Best X creates arguments and people saying 'You listed that rubbish?' That's what lists like this are for.
agree annoyance except people usual
I have no problem with commenters stating strong opinions, except for my usual annoyance with people who don't agree with me.