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.

Quote by Laurell K Hamilton

Topics: Laurell K Hamilton Quotes

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.

What we prefer to read is sort of like sexual preference, you like what you...

What we prefer to read is sort of like sexual preference, you like what you...

I'm not terribly fond of soapboxes.

I'm not terribly fond of soapboxes.

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...

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 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.

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 think that my vampires in general were influenced by my being allowed to watch...

I think that my vampires in general were influenced by my being allowed to watch...

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 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....

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

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

Love sucks. Sometimes it feels good. Sometimes it's just another way to bleed.

Love sucks. Sometimes it feels good. Sometimes it's just another way to bleed.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...