About her
Cassandra Clare was born in Teheran, Iran then spent most of her time travelling with her family around the world.
She went to high school in Los Angeles and began writing stories for her classmates.
After university she worked for many different magazines then began writing her first young adult novel in 2004.
In 2007 the first book of The Mortal Instruments Series was released and the series ended in 2014.
The year before the series ended the first book was made into a movie then a tv series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHlwRsl2uFk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWIM7igneuk
Actual name is Judith Rumelt
The novel she wrote in high school, The Beautiful Cassandra, inspired her pen name
A pen name is a name a writer uses instead of their real name.
Style of writing
Cassandra clare doesn’t just use one writing style she said to an interviewer that “it depends on how the mood of the story goes”.
Her genre changes very quickly throughout her stories. They vary from romance, action, mystery, fantasy, and suspense.
Cassandra clare uses a lot of different styles such as descriptive, narrative ect…
The Mortal Instruments City Of Bones
Clary Fray sees things like vampires in Brooklyn and werewolves in Manhattan. Irresistibly drawn towards a group of shadowhunters, Clary encounters the dangers of New York City, and the dangers of forbidden love.
Lady Midnight
Together with her parabatai, Julian Blackthorn, Emma must learn to trust her head and heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches from the Sunset Strip to the Enchanted Sea that pounds the beaches of Santa Monica. If only her heart did not lead her towards treacherous directions…
The Midnight Heir
Magnus returns to London when he is lured by an offer from Tatiana Blackthorn, whose plans—involving her beautiful young ward—are far more sinister than suspected. In London at the turn of the century, Magnus finds old friends and meets a young man… the sixteen-year-old James Herondale. This standalone, e-only, short story illuminates the life of the enigmatic Magnus Bane, whose alluring personality populates the pages. This story in The Bane Chronicles is written by Sarah Rees Brennan and Cassandra Clare.
Emulation
“The boy never cried again, and he never forgot what he’d learned: that to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
“There was beauty in the idea of freedom, but it was an illusion. Every human heart was chained by love.”
― Cassandra Clare, Lady Midnight
“…there was no spell to cure a broken heart that did not also destroy that heart’s capacity for love forever.”
― Cassandra Clare, The Midnight Heir
Advice from Cassandra
You need to develop a self-critical eye”
“Quit worrying about being published RIGHT NOW”
“Read a lot”
“You’re going to write just like your favorite writers do, and that’s okay. For now.”
“Don’t worry about being perfect.”
Biography
https://www.cassandraclare.com/about/
https://www.cassandraclare.com/faq/how-would-you-describe-your-writing-style/
https://cassandraclare.livejournal.com/21613.html
