I am not a morning person.

Quote by Laurell K Hamilton

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

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

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...

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'm not terribly fond of soapboxes.

I'm not terribly fond of soapboxes.

Before I knew you, I thought brave was not being afraid. You've taught me that...

Before I knew you, I thought brave was not being afraid. You've taught me that...

I think like a detective.

I think like a detective.

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

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

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...

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...

I wasn't like most girls.

I wasn't like most girls.

I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe...

I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe...

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,...

If I'd been easily discouraged, I could have been a one-hit wonder.

If I'd been easily discouraged, I could have been a one-hit wonder.

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...

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

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

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 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.

I started off like everyone else does, slogging but having a compulsion to put words...

I started off like everyone else does, slogging but having a compulsion to put words...

The fey in this country keep to themselves, and are a separate nation, much like...

The fey in this country keep to themselves, and are a separate nation, much like...

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

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