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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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Average rating: 3.97 · 1,311,436 ratings · 158,620 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,080,125 ratings — published 2011 — 190 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.06 avg rating — 602,307 ratings — published 1871 — 2150 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Starless Sea 3.84 avg rating — 230,343 ratings — published 2019 — 83 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany, Julie Dillon (Illustrator), Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.81 avg rating — 8,817 ratings — published 1924 — 209 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Starless Sea / The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 482 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flax-Golden Tales by Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author), Carey Farrell (Photographer) 4.15 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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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

tags: inspirational, story-teller, storytelling, your-gift

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“People see what they wish to see. And in most cases, what they are told that they see.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

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Which stand alone novel should we read in August?

The Stand by Stephen King

5 votes, 35.7%

Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay

4 votes, 28.6%

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

2 votes, 14.3%

Lord of Light (SF Masterworks, #07) by Roger Zelazny

Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny

2 votes, 14.3%

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

1 vote, 7.1%

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