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What we prefer to read is sort...

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.

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Two things I do well in books ...

Two things I do well in books are sex and violence, but I don't want gratuitous sex or violence. The sex and violence are only as graphic as need be. And never included unless it furthers the plot or character development.

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The fey in this country keep t...

The fey in this country keep to themselves, and are a separate nation, much like the American Indians, but with even more autonomy.

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Some people just don't seem to...

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

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Readers respond to every genre...

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.

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Perfection is an unattainable ...

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 came out of your head. It may not be perfect, but it looks like a book.

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One of my rules is never expla...

One of my rules is never explain. A writer is a lot like a magician, if you explain how the trick works then a lot of the magic turns mundane.

Laurell Hamilton 512 quotes

Now that I'm being very succes...

Now that I'm being very successful, publishers are trying to mainstream me, but I'm unabashedly genre. It's what I like to read, what I like to write.

Laurell Hamilton 512 quotes

Never argue with your characte...

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

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My writing style is very sensu...

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

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My characters surprise me cons...

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.

Laurell Hamilton 512 quotes

Most of the monsters... are ba...

Most of the monsters... are based on some sort of mythology. Every culture and even some geographical areas have monsters and mythology that is their own.

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If people would write exactly ...

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

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If I'd been easily discouraged...

If I'd been easily discouraged, I could have been a one-hit wonder.

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I've lost track of the number ...

I've lost track of the number of people who want to be writers but never actually write anything. Talking about writing, dreaming about writing, can be very fun, but it won't get a book written. You've got to write.

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I'm not terribly fond of soapb...

I'm not terribly fond of soapboxes.

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I'm more influenced by my own ...

I'm more influenced by my own interests than anyone else's. Writers have to entertain themselves, or they can't entertain anyone else.

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I wasn't like most girls....

I wasn't like most girls.

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I want a kiss to be so believa...

I want a kiss to be so believable it give the reader shivers.

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I try not to worry about rewri...

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.

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