I moved to New York when I was 21 or 22 as a graduate fellow. Scott Westerfeld fellowgraduatemove Change image and share on social
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 through to my narrative brain. Scott Westerfeld batterblunderbrain Change image and share on social
I have no problem with commenters stating strong opinions, except for my usual annoyance with people who don't agree with me. Scott Westerfeld agreeannoyancecommenters Change image and share on social
When I finish a first draft, I often look back at first chapters I wrote and laugh at them. They're like pictures of yourself in middle school. You're embarrassed to see them. Scott Westerfeld backchapterdraft Change image and share on social
I have no formal training as a writer at all, not even a single English class in college. Scott Westerfeld classcollegeenglish Change image and share on social
Luckily for writers - and unluckily for history - every scientific idea creates human conflict. Scott Westerfeld conflictcreatehistory Change image and share on social
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 great old uses. Scott Westerfeld agebasicallybook Change image and share on social
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 late industrial people spend the most time - phones, music players, etc. - are blobjects. Scott Westerfeld blobjectsbookcar share on social
Warning stickers on books would be a nightmare. Scott Westerfeld booknightmaresticker Change image and share on social
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 image. I've also learned to making big-scale design decisions early. Scott Westerfeld bigcharacterdecision share on social
