It was painful, but I really wanted to get 'Hollow City' right, and I'm glad I put in the time because I'm really proud of it.
From Ransom Riggs
'Library of Souls' is longer than 'Hollow City' by a considerable margin, but this time I was on the right track from the beginning, so I never had to start over. It took about 15 months, all told.
I wanted to create characters who could do fantastic things but who weren't exactly superheros - characters who exist on sort of a spectrum from super-ability to disability.
Creepy is better than just plain scary because you can't look away from creepy - you want to know the truth!
I loved the 'Chronicles of Narnia.'
John Bellairs's young adult mysteries were great - and super creepy.
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