Doodlehoose

“When I was young, I was trained in stage fighting and rapier and dagger for several years.”

Many people know that Suzanne Collins came up with the idea for the hunger games while watching tv, but few know that she came up with the name when she missed taco Tuesday.

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”

Many know the famous author J.K. Rowling for her creation of Harry Potter and his world of magic. However, few know that it was as a teenager at Hogwarts that J.K. found the recipe for Harry Potter scribbled in the margins of her potions book- add six parts Ged from Earthsea, six parts Nancy Drew, four parts Scooby Doo, and four parts teenage harlequin novel. Stir until boiling then toss in a bezoar.

“The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.”

Everyone knows that Ursula K Le Guin created the world of Earthsea (and Harry Potter when his name was Ged), but few know that she does not cast a shadow (she defeated hers in combat).

“But how can we know that dragons did not exist? We have never actually BEEN to the Dark Ages.”

Cressida Cowell is known for her translations of How to Train Your Dragon, but few know that she wear’s a fake beard when she goes to her viking meetings.