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" The fey in this country keep to themselves, and are a separate nation, much like the American Indians, but with even more autonomy. "

Laurell K. Hamilton

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" Like most creative people I don't fit well into boxes. "

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" By 17, I was submitting to publications and collecting my first rejection slips. "

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" I think like a detective. "

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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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" 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 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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" Here's the secret to finishing that first book. Don't rewrite as you go. "

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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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" One of my rules is never explain. A writer is a lot like a magician, if you explain how the trick works then a lot of the magic turns mundane. "

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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 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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" You'd think a sociopath assassin wouldn't have a fan following but he does. "

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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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" I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will. "

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Believe In Yourself

" 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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" I cannot say how strongly I object to people using other people's writing as research. Research is non-fiction, especially for horror, fantasy, science fiction. Do not take your research from other people's fiction. Just don't. "

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" I am not a morning person. "

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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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" 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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" 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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" My writing style is very sensual, as in sensory detail. "

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" Never argue with your characters; they know themselves better than you do. "

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