Question & answers
Q: What inspired you to write the Percy Jackson books?
A: My urge to educate the younger generation of Greek Mythology.
Q: What did you do before writing?
A: I was a teacher before I began writing books, but I always enjoyed writing as a child.
Q: How accurately do your books follow real Greek Mythology?
A: From what Greek Mythology I have studied and learned, I follow it fairly well. Greek Mythology itself depends on interpretation, so some monsters and/or gods will have different backgrounds depending on the source that readers come across. It's completely up to the readers to determine what's "right" to them.
Q: Do you think it's important to separate religion and mythology?
A: My personal opinion on this matter is that mythology is, indeed, a myth, so I believe separating the two is important. I do not intend to change a person's religious or cultural belief when reading my books, I'm simply just writing about something I love, and if the readers love it too, then it's a win-win.
Q: How many hours a day do you spend writing?
A: I spend a fair amount of my time during my day writing. Most of my books are roughly a year apart, I try not to keep my readers waiting for too long.
Q: Do you and your characters share common qualities?
A: Percy has my same sense of humor and just like Percy, I was not the best in school.
Q: What do you do in your down-time?
A: I enjoy traveling with my family and playing the guitar.
Q: Do you think having an education on Greek Mythology is important?
A: I find it very important as it is a part of history and it is good to be well known with current and past beliefs. I love learning about Greek, Roman, Nordic, and Egyptian beliefs, so what better way to express my love for them then by sharing my knowledge with the world through writing?
Q: Would you be willing to visit Cuero High School?
A: I love traveling to schools and talking and entertaining students. Perhaps I should see when I can schedule a visit!
Q: What is an interesting fact about yourself?
A: Before I started writing about Greek Mythology, I told bedtime stories to my son. I wanted my son to share my love for Greek Mythology, but I had to find a way to modernize it. Bam! Percy Jackson was born.
A: My urge to educate the younger generation of Greek Mythology.
Q: What did you do before writing?
A: I was a teacher before I began writing books, but I always enjoyed writing as a child.
Q: How accurately do your books follow real Greek Mythology?
A: From what Greek Mythology I have studied and learned, I follow it fairly well. Greek Mythology itself depends on interpretation, so some monsters and/or gods will have different backgrounds depending on the source that readers come across. It's completely up to the readers to determine what's "right" to them.
Q: Do you think it's important to separate religion and mythology?
A: My personal opinion on this matter is that mythology is, indeed, a myth, so I believe separating the two is important. I do not intend to change a person's religious or cultural belief when reading my books, I'm simply just writing about something I love, and if the readers love it too, then it's a win-win.
Q: How many hours a day do you spend writing?
A: I spend a fair amount of my time during my day writing. Most of my books are roughly a year apart, I try not to keep my readers waiting for too long.
Q: Do you and your characters share common qualities?
A: Percy has my same sense of humor and just like Percy, I was not the best in school.
Q: What do you do in your down-time?
A: I enjoy traveling with my family and playing the guitar.
Q: Do you think having an education on Greek Mythology is important?
A: I find it very important as it is a part of history and it is good to be well known with current and past beliefs. I love learning about Greek, Roman, Nordic, and Egyptian beliefs, so what better way to express my love for them then by sharing my knowledge with the world through writing?
Q: Would you be willing to visit Cuero High School?
A: I love traveling to schools and talking and entertaining students. Perhaps I should see when I can schedule a visit!
Q: What is an interesting fact about yourself?
A: Before I started writing about Greek Mythology, I told bedtime stories to my son. I wanted my son to share my love for Greek Mythology, but I had to find a way to modernize it. Bam! Percy Jackson was born.