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
enemy my-best-friend sometimes
I feel like sometimes my best friend is not my best friend but my mortal enemy
doing-nothing sometimes hardest
Sometimes, the hardest thing was doing nothing.
hurt brain sometimes
Having a brain hurt so much sometimes.
truth lying sometimes
I guess sometimes you have to lie to find the truth.
sometimes what-you-love
Sometimes you can’t choose what you love.
stickers
Warning stickers on books would be a nightmare.
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.
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.
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.
love
We don't always get to choose what we love.
york
I moved to New York when I was 21 or 22 as a graduate fellow.
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.