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" As a Southerner, I love obstacles for my characters. "
Karin Slaughter
Southerner
Obstacles
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" I grew up reading thrillers. Honestly, I was always drawn to the very detailed ones like Patricia Cornwell. I love details. "
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" I've always been drawn to historical fiction. "
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" My typical morning involves some time on the treadmill, but obviously I skip that a lot. Mostly, I wake up, check my email, then get to work on the various interviews and questions and phone calls that come with being an author. "
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" Pushing the boundaries of polite society does not just fall under the purview of crime fiction authors. "
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" I think being a woman and writing frankly about violence has gotten me some attention, and as someone who wants people to read my books, I can't complain about that attention, but it does puzzle me that this is something reviewers focus on. "
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" With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. "
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" Anyone who's been to high school with teenage girls knows how horrible girls can be. "
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" My dad believed in scaring us as we were growing up. Scaring the boys who wanted to date us more. "
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" My father and his eight siblings grew up in the kind of poverty that Americans don't like to talk about unless a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina strikes, and then the conversation only lasts as long as the news cycle. His family squatted in shacks. The children scavenged for food. "
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" When I was little, my grandmother would take me to church with her, and she would introduce me to people. "
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" People don't just love mysteries. They are obsessed with them - especially the kind that are never definitively solved. "
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" Being a Southerner, I'm interested in sex, violence, religion and all the things that make life interesting. "
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" Even if you live in a big city, everybody lives in a small town. We identify ourselves by our neighborhoods - 'I live in the Village, or in Chelsea.' "
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" I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people aren't, and as a child, I really liked it. "
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