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I find the presence of the sea quite inspiring, and sometimes I do just get out and walk around and take in the sea breeze to try and clear my mind.

~Garth Nix

Topics: Around Breeze Clear Find Get Inspiring Just Mind Out Presence Quite Sea Sometimes Take Try Walk

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I can understand the natural anxiety of readers when waiting for another installment of a favourite series, but I think it is much more important to get a book right than it is to have it appear on time.

~Garth Nix

Topics: Another Anxiety Appear Book Favourite Get Important Installment More Much Natural Readers Right Series Than Think Time Understand Waiting I Think I Can

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I studied writing at university, and I actually majored in screenwriting. Then I went to work as a bookseller and then as a sales rep and publicist and then various editorial jobs until I ended up with HarperCollins in Australia.

~Garth Nix

Topics: Actually Australia Editorial Ended Jobs Publicist Rep Sales Screenwriting Studied Then University Until Up Various Work Writing

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I tend to think of stories and books as being for everyone, just with an 'entry reading age' rather than an age range.

~Garth Nix

Topics: Age Being Books Entry Everyone Just Range Rather Reading Stories Tend Than Think

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Writing for children, you do bear a responsibility to not include overt or graphic adult content that they are not ready for and don't need, or to address adult concepts or themes from an oblique angle or a child's limited viewpoint, with appropriate context, without being graphic or distressing.

~Garth Nix

Topics: Address Adult Angle Appropriate Bear Being Child Children Concepts Content Context Distressing Graphic Include Limited Need Oblique Ready Responsibility Themes Viewpoint Without Writing You

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There is a very big difference between writing for children and writing for young adults. The first thing I would say is that 'Young Adult' does not mean 'Older Children', it really does mean young but adult, and the category should be seen as a subset of adult literature, not of children's books.

~Garth Nix

Topics: Adult Between Big Big Difference Books Category Children Difference Does First First Thing Literature Mean Older Really Say Seen Should The First Thing Thing Very Would Writing Young Young Adult Young Adults

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In any genre you're working in, you can always find a way to tell a particular kind of story. I love fantasy; I love science fiction. I love all kinds of fiction, in fact.

~Garth Nix

Topics: Always Any Fact Fantasy Fiction Find Genre In Fact Kind Kinds Love Particular Science Science Fiction Story Tell Way Working You I Love

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Authors are influenced by everything they've ever read. If you've read widely enough, it helps you create your own mix.

~Garth Nix

Topics: Authors Create Enough Ever Everything Helps Influenced Mix Own Read Widely You Your

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I loved publishing; I loved working in the book industry, but I've been writing pretty much nonstop since I was 19. I realized very early on that I would need a day job, and I wanted one that was in books.

~Garth Nix

Topics: Been Book Books Day Day Job Early Industry Job Loved Much Need Nonstop Pretty Publishing Realized Since Very Wanted Working Would Writing

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Unlike the stereotypical author, I've never had a job as a short-order cook, but I love cooking hot breakfasts for lots of people, juggling the eggs and the bacon and the tomatoes and the fried potatoes and so on.

~Garth Nix

Topics: Author Bacon Cook Cooking Eggs Fried Had Hot Job Juggling Lots Love Never People Potatoes Stereotypical Tomatoes Unlike I Love

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Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Writer

Born: July 19th, 1963

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