Michael Scott

Michael Scott
writing remembers-everything facts
In fact, writing for younger adults is tougher. They remember everything and if they spot a problem, they'll be sure to let you know.
hands water pebbles
Just as a pebble thrown into the water creates ripples, so our thoughts create similar effects on our palms.
writing done research
I am a great believer that all the primary research has to be done before principle writing begins. I'm a huge advocate of plotting.
bars lows limbo
The only time I set the bar low is for limbo.
beautiful distance virginia
Distance makes everything beautiful" - Virginia Dare
writing geography reader
Making sure that the geography and timelines work is always the hardest part of writing. But you owe it to the readers to get it right!
people office
The people that you work with are, when you get down to it, your very best friends.
ice-cream ice cream
It's never too early for ice cream.
matter no-matter-what reason
Don't ever, for any reason, do anything to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what.
warrior soldier causes
A warrior with a cause is the most dangerous soldier of all
philosophy thinking smell
You must learn to heed your senses. Humans use but a tiny percentage of theirs. They barely look, they rarely listen, they never smell, and they think that they can only experience feelings through their skin. But they talk, oh, do they talk.
helping amusing more-time
The Alchemyst had discovered that the seats revolved and had been amusing himself by swinging back and forth. His chair squeaked with each turn.Finally Prometheus turned and glared at the immortal. "If you do that one more time, I'm going to feed you to the Lotan myself." "And I will help," Niten added.
mistake clothes tiny
Negotiations are about controlling things, about being in the driver's seat and make one tiny mistake; you're dead. I made one tiny mistake, I wore women's clothes
mistake warrior fighting
You told me it was a mistake to fight the scarred warriors. They were the survivors.