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

Quote by Laurell K Hamilton

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Perfection is an unattainable goal. It isn't going to be perfect. Just get words down...

Perfection is an unattainable goal. It isn't going to be perfect. Just get words down...

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

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

I try not to worry about rewriting books that worked well the first time. I'm...

I try not to worry about rewriting books that worked well the first time. I'm...

Everyone spends their lives trying to balance their world between good and evil.

Everyone spends their lives trying to balance their world between good and evil.

I like conventions. I like meeting and greeting. I'm perched on that edge where I'm...

I like conventions. I like meeting and greeting. I'm perched on that edge where I'm...

When sex is necessary for the plot of a book, or a character development, then...

When sex is necessary for the plot of a book, or a character development, then...

I am a very linear thinker, so I write beginning to end. I write hundreds...

I am a very linear thinker, so I write beginning to end. I write hundreds...

If people would write exactly what I wanted to read I wouldn't feel so compelled...

If people would write exactly what I wanted to read I wouldn't feel so compelled...

Readers respond to every genre intensely, if it's a genre that appeals to them. Again,...

Readers respond to every genre intensely, if it's a genre that appeals to them. Again,...

I love animals, always have, and it seemed natural to help the ASPCA. Animals have...

I love animals, always have, and it seemed natural to help the ASPCA. Animals have...

I feel that if you are blessed, or lucky enough, to be doing well, you...

I feel that if you are blessed, or lucky enough, to be doing well, you...

Most of the monsters... are based on some sort of mythology. Every culture and even...

Most of the monsters... are based on some sort of mythology. Every culture and even...

I'm not terribly fond of soapboxes.

I'm not terribly fond of soapboxes.

I want a kiss to be so believable it give the reader shivers.

I want a kiss to be so believable it give the reader shivers.

You either mellow at 30, or your head explodes - take your choice.

You either mellow at 30, or your head explodes - take your choice.

I think like a detective.

I think like a detective.

I cannot say how strongly I object to people using other people's writing as research....

I cannot say how strongly I object to people using other people's writing as research....

I've lost track of the number of people who want to be writers but never...

I've lost track of the number of people who want to be writers but never...

Two things I do well in books are sex and violence, but I don't want...

Two things I do well in books are sex and violence, but I don't want...

One of my rules is never explain. A writer is a lot like a magician,...

One of my rules is never explain. A writer is a lot like a magician,...