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

Quote by Laurell K Hamilton

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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.

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,...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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 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...

I think like a detective.

I think like a detective.

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'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...

Some people just don't seem to understand the concept of fiction. It is fiction; it...

Some people just don't seem to understand the concept of fiction. It is fiction; it...

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...

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 am not a morning person.

I am not a morning person.

There comes a point when you just love someone. Not because theyre good, or bad,...

There comes a point when you just love someone. Not because theyre good, or bad,...