We kept my middle schooler home from school for three days before we turned in our final draft because she was so mean and so brutal at editing out all the cheesy bits. She would roll her eyes and make fun of us, and it was what we needed. Margaret Stohl bitbrutalcheesy share on social
Anyone who says that writing for children or teens is easier than writing for adults has never tried it, because they are so much more critical than adults. You cannot get anything past them. Margaret Stohl adultchildcritical Change image and share on social
Han Solo would never wear the earring Harrison Ford wears. Margaret Stohl earringfordhan Change image and share on social
People ask why do I write strong women characters, and basically, all the girls I know are strong; the girls I've had are strong. The women in my life are strong. Margaret Stohl basicallycharactergirl Change image and share on social
Sometimes people who sell books are seen as corporate salesmen, and people who sell reading are seen as literacy advocates, but you can't really separate the two. Margaret Stohl advocatebookcorporate Change image and share on social
When you're writing about superpowers, you're writing about power. When you're writing about immortals, you're writing about mortality. Margaret Stohl immortalmortalitypower Change image and share on social
I always say, 'I'm cracked. My characters are cracked. And you, reader, you're cracked, too.' Margaret Stohl charactercrackreader Change image and share on social
Writing is the easy part. The 'getting it right' part is harder. Margaret Stohl easyhardpart Change image and share on social
It's a fallacy that people think that today's teenagers are shallow or somehow less intelligent than in the past. Margaret Stohl fallacyintelligentpast Change image and share on social
Alden Ehrenreich is a drama nerd, and Alice Englert is indie girl. They're so cool in the way that our characters are cool. Margaret Stohl aldenalicecharacter Change image and share on social
