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" Feminism has been so co-opted, but the fact is, feminism benefits men as well. "

Karin Slaughter

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" I hate to badmouth any book or writer, because I know how it feels to be on the other end of that. "

Karin Slaughter

" Most of my books begin with a nap on my couch here, when I dream up characters and story lines, and then I write on my laptop in the recliner and handle the business side of email at my desk, which is sagging in the middle - maybe from so many words? "

Karin Slaughter

" That's why I love crime novels so much: When I write a crime novel, the conflict is built in. "

Karin Slaughter

" I've always been drawn to historical fiction. "

Karin Slaughter

" Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.' "

Karin Slaughter

" I read about violent things. I think what I get out of that is entertainment by learning about different things, and reading the genre and getting an understanding of motivations. But at the end of the day, it's still a book, and I can walk away. "

Karin Slaughter

" Graphic novels let you take risks that just wouldn't fly in the conventional book form. "

Karin Slaughter

" I grew up having the library as the best place ever. I spent a lot of weekends there as a kid - my parents would drop me off and leave me there all day. I would just sit in the back and read whatever I could find. "

Karin Slaughter

" Growing up in Georgia in the southeastern United States, I was always reading and always kept to myself. I never felt isolated, though; I just liked being alone. "

Karin Slaughter

" It sounds pretentious to say I 'divide' my time, but when I am home, that usually means my house in Atlanta or my cabin in the North Georgia Mountains. The latter is where I do the majority of my writing. "

Karin Slaughter

" It seems like women are always told, 'It is not your time.' "

Karin Slaughter

" As a Southerner, I love obstacles for my characters. "

Karin Slaughter

" Visual storytelling is at once immediate and subversive. "

Karin Slaughter

" Reading is power. Reading is life. "

Karin Slaughter

" What I know is the characters in a Southern town. I know the cadence of the language and the voice of Atlanta because I've lived here for so long. And I know the neighborhoods, and I hopefully know the people, and I feel a connection to them. And I also feel like I'm honoring them when I talk about them. "

Karin Slaughter

" As a writer, I've always felt it's my job to be extremely careful when writing about victims, especially women. "

Karin Slaughter

" I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty. "

Karin Slaughter

" 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. "

Karin Slaughter

" With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. "

Karin Slaughter

" It was always my dream to write for a living. "

Karin Slaughter

" You can take risks with the characters and their development in a standalone novel. "

Karin Slaughter

" The familiar trope of the woman in peril doesn't really interest me. "

Karin Slaughter

" I want to be a better writer. I want to learn and grow, to know how to tell stories in a different and more challenging way. I've learned it doesn't get easier each time. It actually gets harder. "

Karin Slaughter

" Denise Mina is probably one of the most gifted writers out there, whether it's mystery or literary or whatever label you want to give it. "

Karin Slaughter

" I've always been drawn to dark stories. I enjoy reading Flannery O'Connor, Patricia Highsmith, and Margaret Mitchell. "

Karin Slaughter

" I read extensively about serial killers and all sorts of things people get up to. "

Karin Slaughter

" Though he was not a reader himself, my father understood that reading is not just an escape. It is access to a better way of life. "

Karin Slaughter

" I don't get hung up a lot on angst. "

Karin Slaughter

" I think a lot of people are curious about what makes people do what they do, and I guess my curiosity isn't hidden in any way. "

Karin Slaughter

" As awful as crime can be, it's what happens afterward - the struggling to get out of bed, to put one foot in front of the other - that alters people. "

Karin Slaughter