A recurring theme in her books is strong heroines. Throne of Glass Maas’s debut book, Throne of Glass, is a story based on the classic Cinderella, only this time the protagonist is out to kill a prince instead of seeking his romance. Eventually, she got a positive reply from an agent, Tamar Rydzinski, whom she felt was the right person for her. Cognizant of what portion of her writing she needed to polish, she reduced her drafts to one hundred and forty thousand words. She has since said that one of her weaknesses with regard to writing is that she is at times unable to keep her word-count down. Her path towards publishing was not straightforward with her first two agents turning her down, ostensibly, according to Maas herself, because of the length of the draft which at more than two hundred and forty thousand words proved too long. This arguably widespread acceptance of her works served to motivate her to do something bigger with her writing and she decided to take the book off of and work on it towards publishable standards. For a period of six years, the rough draft of ‘Queen of Glass’ grew to be one of the most popular books on the site, garnering close to seven thousand reviews. Having written several books before, she took to writing ‘Throne of Glass’, initially titled ‘Queen of Glass’.įor her to reach out to a wider audience, she put up the first few chapters of the book that she had written onto a website,, which is a website that allows writers to target more people. However, her first work to end up being recognized was started at the tender age of sixteen. Indeed, she first got the inspiration for her book Throne of Glass after listening to music from Disney’s Cinderella.Ī writer from a tender age, Maas’ life has revolved around writing, having written for as long as she can remember. Maas has stated that Music plays a large role in her writing, inspiring many scenes, characters and plots of her books.

Said writers greatly influenced her Young Adults writing, while writers such as Peter Beagle, Anne Bishop, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Terry Brooks, Emma Bull, James Clemens, Neil Gaiman, Patricia A. Maas is an avid writer, drawing influence from writers such as Lloyd Alexander, Suzanne Collins, Robin McKinley, Garth Nix, Tamora Pierce, Phillip Pullman, J.K. Married, and the owner of a pet dog, she lives with her husband in Pennsylvania, a state whose picturesque scene she is very fond of. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the same university in 2008. She later attended Hamilton College in the same state majoring in creative writing, with a minor in religious studies. Born on the 5th of March 1986 in New York City, New York, Maas spent most of her youth reading and writing.

Maas is a New York Times best selling author of young adult and fantasy works.

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