Scott David Westerfeld (born May 5, 1963) is an American writer of young adult fiction. Read full biography of Scott Westerfeld →
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... →
I have no formal training as a writer at all, not even a single English class in college.
Luckily for writers - and unluckily for history - every scientific idea creates human conflict.
I used to be a pre-industrial writer: thousands of words in a spurt and then a few days off. But as I get older, I've switched to a mode best... →
I have no problem with commenters stating strong opinions, except for my usual annoyance with people who don't agree with me.
Sometimes you have to delete characters from a scene just to keep from overcrowding the image.
I wouldn't say design has become strictly functional. A lot of cars these days look downright comic book to me, and the info-gadgets with which... →
I've learned a lot about stage-managing for illustration. Sometimes you have to delete characters from a scene just to keep from overcrowding the... →
I moved to New York when I was 21 or 22 as a graduate fellow.
I think any List of Best X creates arguments and people saying 'You listed that rubbish?' That's what lists like this are for.
Warning stickers on books would be a nightmare.
When the term 'machine gun' enters common parlance, the word 'machine' becomes much more sinister.
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... →
Scott David Westerfeld (born May 5, 1963) is an American writer of young adult fiction.