On the nightstand:
About 20 books, three pairs of reading glasses, water.
Favorite drink while you write: Water with bubbles in it. (Just got a machine to make my own.)
Favorite bookstores:
Kinokuniya in Sydney, Australia. Huge YA section, lots of manga and graphic novels as well. Half Japanese and half English.
Favorite library:
New York Public Library Central, the one with the stone lions out front.
Pets:
A telescope shaped like a penguin.
Place to write:
In my study on an old Chesterfield couch covered in cracked leather.
Inspiration:
Human beings. We're hilarious, and often awesome.
Dream book tour:
One where I only go to bookstores that are within walking distance of my house.
Writer buddies:
E. Lockhart, Maureen Johnson, Holly Black, Robin Wasserman, Cassandra Clare
Cure for writer's block:
Blow something up (in the book).
Favorite outfit:
Pajamas.
Laptop or longhand?
Laptop, the smallest one I can find.
Stilettos or Uggs? Barefoot
Next up:
Behemoth, book 2 of Leviathan.
Author idols:
Samuel R. Delany
Other YA Novels:
Uglies series, Midnighters series, So Yesterday, Peeps, and The Last Days.
Additional Interviews:
Three different
pieces at the Tor website.
Website: www.scottwesterfeld.com
