What we prefer to read is sort of like sexual preference, you like what you like. Most of the time you have no clue why.

Quote by Laurell K Hamilton

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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 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'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,...

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

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

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...

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 wasn't like most girls.

I wasn't like most girls.

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...

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,...

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,...

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 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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give...

My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give...