Laurell K. Hamilton

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

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#better #characters #know #never #than

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

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#sensory #sensual #style #very #writing

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. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#based #culture #even #every #geographical

Like most creative people I don't fit well into boxes. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#creative #creative people #fit #i #into

It was just you had to be strong, and if you weren't strong you're a victim and you're not going to make it. That was the reality when I was growing up. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#going #growing #growing up #had #i

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

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#exactly #feel #i #myself #people

I've been writing stories since I was 12. 'Writer's Digest' was one of my writing teachers, actually. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#been #digest #i #since #stories

I'm not terribly fond of soapboxes. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#i #terribly

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

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#else #entertain #i #influenced #interests

I went to Marion College for writing and I was kicked out of the writing school. I was asked to leave the writing program because I was corrupting the other students. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#because #college #corrupting #i #kicked