“Some people just don't seem to understand the concept of fiction. It is fiction; it ain't true, folks” Quote by Laurell K. Hamilton
“Never argue with your characters; they know themselves better than you do” KnowsCharacterArguingBetter Than You Author:Laurell K. Hamilton
“If people would write exactly what I wanted to read I wouldn't feel so compelled to write myself” PeopleIfsFeelsWritingWantedLiteratureCompelled Author:Laurell K. Hamilton
“I am a very linear thinker, so I write beginning to end. I write hundreds of pages per book that never make it into print” WritingBookEndsPagesPrintThinkerLinear Author:Laurell K. Hamilton
“My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give them advice, but they don't have to take it. If your characters are real, then they surprise you, just like real people” PeopleIfsGivingWritingI CanRealCharacterLiteratureAdviceMy FriendsSurpriseSurprise Me Author:Laurell K. Hamilton
“I try not to worry about rewriting books that worked well the first time. I'm too busy writing new books to worry about things that are already in print” WritingTryingFirstsWellsBookLiteratureWorryFirst TimeBusyPrintToo BusyWriting A BookNew BooksRewriting Author:Laurell K. Hamilton
“If I'd been easily discouraged, I could have been a one-hit wonder” IfsHas BeensWonderCould Have BeenDiscouraged Author:Laurell K. Hamilton
“My writing style is very sensual, as in sensory detail” WritingLiteratureStyleDetailsSensualSensoryWriting Style Author:Laurell K. Hamilton
“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 it for others” IfsTryingI CanDreamLiteratureEnjoyDarkAnswersFantasyReaderHorrorAppealsGenreDark Fantasy Author:Laurell K. Hamilton
“I'm more influenced by my own interests than anyone else's. Writers have to entertain themselves, or they can't entertain anyone else” WritingLiteratureInterestMy OwnHost Author:Laurell K. Hamilton
“I think that my vampires in general were influenced by my being allowed to watch the Hammer vampire films. Vampire Circus, also shown as Circus of Fear, was one of those movies” ThinkingFilmWatchesVampireHammersCircusGhouls Author:Laurell K. Hamilton