Laini Taylor (born December 11, 1971) is an American young-adult fantasy author. She is best known for the Karou or Daughter of Smoke and Bone series, whose third book appeared in 2014. Read full biography of Laini Taylor →
The biggest challenge for me has been in coping with my perfectionism. I have a stiflingly hard time moving forward in a project if it's not... →
The sooner you learn to finish things, and as a matter of course finish your creative endeavors, the better. It took me a long time to learn that.
It's easy to get published once you have written a really good book and the hard part, 99 percent of what you need to worry about, is really... →
Dialogue is the place that books are most alive and forge the most direct connection with readers. It is also where we as writers discover our... →
I think with world building, it's important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the best way to do that is to look at... →
The main thing I've learned is that we all have to learn to work with - and appreciate - the brain we've been given, and not waste time... →
I've always been a reader and a writer.
During my second draft pass on my last book I made 20,000 words happen in a week, which is practically supernatural for me, and it would never have... →
Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is... →
When you are young, hone your craft and write shorter pieces instead of novels, because it's really hard to finish a novel.
I started blogging in 2006 when I had sold my first novel but it had not yet been published, in those anxious months in between while I learned the... →
When I turned to writing fantasy, and writing for young people, it was joyous. It was like discovering an underground lake of ideas that went on... →
Laini Taylor (born December 11, 1971) is an American young-adult fantasy author. She is best known for the Karou or Daughter of Smoke and Bone series, whose third book appeared in 2014.