Readers respond to every genre intensely, if it's a genre that appeals to them. Again, who can say why anyone enjoys horror and dark fantasy? If I can't answer the question for myself, I wouldn't dream of trying to answer…

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I think like a detective.

I think like a detective.

I am not a morning person.

I am not a morning person.

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...

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 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 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...

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 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 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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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.