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Erin Morgenstern

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in Marshfield, Massachusetts, The United States
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Literature & Fiction, Fantasy

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Erin Morgenstern is the author of The Night Circus, a number-one national best seller that has been sold around the world and translated into thirty-seven languages. She has a degree in theater from Smith College and lives in Massachusetts.

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If you could live in the world of Night Circus or The Starless Sea, which would choose and why?
Erin Morgenstern Oh, I do love the circus but if I had to live in a space I would choose to live in a Harbor on the Starless Sea, it’s very much my ideal space, filled…moreOh, I do love the circus but if I had to live in a space I would choose to live in a Harbor on the Starless Sea, it’s very much my ideal space, filled with books and cats and mysteries and secrets to uncover. (Though technically I could cheat and say “both” because they exist in the same universe.)(less)
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What is your advice on worldbuilding in writing?
Erin Morgenstern I’m either fortunate or cursed with worlds that show up almost fully-formed in my head but I always need to explore them to figure out how they work. …moreI’m either fortunate or cursed with worlds that show up almost fully-formed in my head but I always need to explore them to figure out how they work. For me a lot of worldbuilding is about learning what’s possible and what’s not, I like fantasy that feels grounded in reality so I try to start with a real world feel and layer fantastical elements on top, trying to find the right balance. I had the opportunity with The Starless Sea to establish what a Morgensternian world is, what my particular flavor of fantasy looks like. I think a lot of worldbuilding is about personalization, like finding your voice but for setting.(less)
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LitJoy has put together this spectacular special edition set of my books and I’m thrilled that it’s finally been revealed.

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“The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus
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“You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows that they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus
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“People see what they wish to see. And in most cases, what they are told that they see.”
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