American - Writer | February 19, 1963 -
I love animals, always have, and it seemed natural to help the ASPCA. Animals have no voice of their own, so we have to be that voice.
Laurell K. Hamilton
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I want a kiss to be so believable it gives the reader shivers.
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I try not to worry about rewriting books that worked well the first time. I'm too busy writing new books to worry about things that are already in print.
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Readers respond to every genre intensely, if it's a genre that appeals to them. Again, who can say why anyone enjoys horror and dark fantasy? If I can't answer the question for myself, I wouldn't dream of trying to answer it for others.
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My writing style is very sensual, as in sensory detail.
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If people would write exactly what I wanted to read I wouldn't feel so compelled to write myself.
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You either mellow at 30, or your head explodes - take your choice.
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I am a very linear thinker, so I write beginning to end. I write hundreds of pages per book that never make it into print.
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My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give them advice, but they don't have to take it. If your characters are real, then they surprise you, just like real people.
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I am not a morning person.
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Here's the secret to finishing that first book. Don't rewrite as you go.
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Now that I'm being very successful, publishers are trying to mainstream me, but I'm unabashedly genre. It's what I like to read, what I like to write.
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