Perfection is an unattainable goal. It isn't going to be perfect. Just get words down on paper, and when you stumble to what you think is the end of the book, you will have hundreds of pages of words that…

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Now that I'm being very successful, publishers are trying to mainstream me, but I'm unabashedly...

Now that I'm being very successful, publishers are trying to mainstream me, but I'm unabashedly...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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 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...

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 am not a morning person.

I am not a morning person.

I'm more influenced by my own interests than anyone else's. Writers have to entertain themselves,...

I'm more influenced by my own interests than anyone else's. Writers have to entertain themselves,...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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,...