Q:We read your blog and know you love music. Stiefvater:Something spoilery that I’m not going to tell you about. What do you think she is doing right now? Q:At the end of Shiver, Olivia changes-a lot. The challenge was picking which character narrated each scene who saw what I needed the reader to see? They were all so different. Cole has his own way of describing the world. Isabel has her own particular brand of swear words. Sam, for instance, says “amongst.” The others can’t say amongst. They had to sound distinct while still sounding like they belonged in the same book. The hard bit was keeping everyone’s voices straight and consistent of course. What were the challenges (and joys!) of doing so? In Linger, you add two more voices-Isabel and Cole St. Q:In Shiver, the narration alternates between Sam and Grace.
Young adults want something more and that, in a nutshell, is what I like to write about. They’re not afraid to feel completely, to believe in true love, to want to be incredible people who may possibly also be astronauts or rock stars. Stiefvater: I love writing for such a passionate audience. Q: What do you enjoy most about writing for young adults (and for those of us adults who can’t resist a good YA read)? My next books are about other magical things altogether. I don’t think you’ll see werewolves from me again after this series. I happened on them by accident, when I was looking for something bittersweet to write about, something about losing your identity. The appeal was slipping something fantastic very cleverly into our world. I was never drawn so much to a complete fantasy world. That you could turn the corner and bam, something strange would be there. I guess I just love that feeling of otherness.
Now I’m wanting to re-read! I still have most of my favorites.
The Girl With the Silver Eyes, The Castle in the Attic, The Indian in the Cupboard. But I remember all of these great middle grade books that were magic in the real world. I’m thinking Diana Wynne Jones was possibly the one who first made me fall in love. Stiefvater: Oh, I’ve always been addicted to contemporary fantasy-fantasy set in the real world.
What draws you to the fantasy genre in the first place and what inspired you to switch from faeries to werewolves? Q: Shiver and Linger center on werewolves, yet your previous books were fantasy novels focused on the world of faeries. Amazon Exclusive: A Q&A with Author Maggie Stiefvater
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