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" I've been writing stories since I was 12. 'Writer's Digest' was one of my writing teachers, actually. "
Laurell K. Hamilton
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" I guess, what I'm saying is that when I've been this surprised by my own characters and world, all bets are off. "
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" I think that my vampires in general were influenced by my being allowed to watch the Hammer vampire films. Vampire Circus, also shown as Circus of Fear, was one of those movies. "
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" I'm more influenced by my own interests than anyone else's. Writers have to entertain themselves, or they can't entertain anyone else. "
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" I wasn't like most girls. "
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" I like conventions. I like meeting and greeting. I'm perched on that edge where I'm getting more attention than I quite know what to do with, though. "
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" If I'd been easily discouraged, I could have been a one-hit wonder. "
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" Two things I do well in books are sex and violence, but I don't want gratuitous sex or violence. The sex and violence are only as graphic as need be. And never included unless it furthers the plot or character development. "
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" Everyone spends their lives trying to balance their world between good and evil. "
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" You'd think a sociopath assassin wouldn't have a fan following but he does. "
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" You either mellow at 30, or your head explodes - take your choice. "
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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 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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" If you're open to it, New Orleans will teach you about yourself, but if you want to hide from who you really are, the city will help you do that, too. "
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" Here's the secret to finishing that first book. Don't rewrite as you go. "
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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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" I'm not terribly fond of soapboxes. "
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" It was just you had to be strong, and if you weren't strong you're a victim and you're not going to make it. That was the reality when I was growing up. "
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" My writing style is very sensual, as in sensory detail. "
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" What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in New Orleans, goes home with you. "
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" I want a kiss to be so believable it gives the reader shivers. "
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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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" Most of the monsters... are based on some sort of mythology. Every culture and even some geographical areas have monsters and mythology that is their own. "
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" Some people just don't seem to understand the concept of fiction. It is fiction; it ain't true, folks. "
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" Like most creative people I don't fit well into boxes. "
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" When sex is necessary for the plot of a book, or a character development, then I don't shy away from it. Why should I? "
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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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" 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. "
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" Nothing wrong with making money or doing what you need to do to sell, but I think it shows when you're writing something to pay the bills and when you're writing something because it's really your version of the world. "
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" I've lost track of the number of people who want to be writers but never actually write anything. Talking about writing, dreaming about writing, can be very fun, but it won't get a book written. You've got to write. "
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