2. CASSANDRA’S PRE-BOOK LIFE
• Born to American parents in Iran
in 1973
• Growing up, she was a frequent
traveler with her family, living in
numerous countries before she
was 10
• She wrote short stories all
throughout high school and
college.
• After college, she was a writer for
numerous celebrity entertainment
magazines
3. NOVEL WRITING CAREER
• In 2004, Cassandra began writing her very
first YA novel.
• She turned to fantasy writing full time in
2006.
• She says she “hopes never to have to write
about Paris Hilton again.”
4. ‘THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS’
SERIES
• In 2007, Cassandra published her
first novel and the first book in
what is now a six-part series, City
of Bones.
• The fantasy series revolves
around „Shadowhunters,‟ or
Nephilim, who work to rid our
known world of demons.
• Four of the six novels have been
published, with the next
installment being released this
May.
5. TMI SERIES CON’T
• The series has topped many best-seller charts
since the first release.
• City of Bones specifically has won and been
nominated numerous awards.
• The series has been translated into over 34
languages
6. THE INFERNAL DEVICES
• Cassandra‟s second series
• This is a prequel trilogy to her
TMI series, taking place in
Victorian England
• The first book, Clockwork Angel,
was released in 2010, the second,
Clockwork Prince, in 2011, and the
final, Clockwork Princess, is set to
be released between March and
September 2013
7. THE DARK ARTIFICES
Cassandra recently released a statement about her
next series, to be released when her first two are
complete.
This series will be a sequel series to the Mortal
Instruments, taking place 5 years after the events
of the final book.
8. CITY OF BONES MOVIE
In June 2010, Screen Gems announced they would be doing production for a
film based on the first book, City of Bones, with Harald Zwart directing.
Filming is set to be in August 2012
Only 2 characters have been cast.
Clary Fray, who will be played by Lily Collins and Jace Wayland, played by
Jamie Campbell Bower.
9. CASSIES’ USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Cassandra Clare is known throughout the YA literary world as
being one of the easiest authors to connect with.
She has numerous social media outlets and she runs them all
herself.
Personal website: http://www.cassandraclare.com/
Book series official sites: http://www.mortalinstruments.com/
http://www.theinfernaldevices.com/
http://thedarkartifices.com/
10. MORE SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Cassandraclare
Livejournal: http://cassandraclare.livejournal.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/cassieclare
Tumblr: http://cassandraclare.tumblr.com
On each one of her outlets, she encourages her fans to talk with
her. She answers questions they have, often with very thorough
answers. She also shares fanart and the like that‟s been inspired by
her work. Cassandra will also use these sites to share news,
deleted scenes from her novels, excerpts from upcoming novels
and more.
11. SOURCES
“Cassandra Clare” Official Website. Web. March 2012
http://www.cassandraclare.com/
Cassandra Clare. Good Reads. Web. March 2012
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/150038.Cassandra_Clare
The Mortal Instruments. Wikipedia. Web. March 2012
http://en.wikipedia.Corg/wiki/The_Mortal_Instruments_(series)
