Chelsea Cain
Chelsea Cain
Chelsea Snow Cainis an American novelist and columnist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth5 February 1972
CountryUnited States of America
blame daughter guess pregnant
I was pregnant with my daughter when I started writing my first thriller, so I guess you could blame hormones.
carol jordan obsessed tony val
I was obsessed with Val McDermid's Tony Hill and Carol Jordan books, delightfully twisted stuff.
commune early hippie iowa outside spent
I was born in Iowa City and spent my early childhood on a hippie commune just outside of town.
amateur bit considered
I read a lot of 'Nancy Drew' books as a kid and considered myself a bit of an amateur detective.
people
I read a lot fewer thrillers than I think people assume I do.
eyes open since
I often keep my eyes open for bodies. I do. Ever since I was a kid. I think I read too many 'Nancy Drew' books.
comic marvel might opposed people surprised
I guess people might be surprised to know I read comic books. I'm a Marvel girl, as opposed to DC.
eventually grad grew iowa state
I grew up in Washington State and then eventually found my way back to Iowa City for grad school.
asleep cannot feat finished
I finished 'Heartsick' with my daughter asleep in her bassinet by my desk, a feat that any new mother will tell you cannot be sufficiently praised.
arrived felt hbo
I felt like I'd culturally arrived when a character on the HBO show 'True Blood' was reading a hardback of 'Heartsick' at Sookie's kitchen table.
As a seven-year-old, I remember when Etan Patz disappeared and was immortalized as the first missing-child face on a milk carton.
sucker
I'm a sucker for a screwed-up protagonist. We all have issues.
care people pet plants sadness until year
You know what I hate? I hate people who give me plants. The whole giving someone plants - it's like giving someone a pet. I'm giving you responsibility, I'm giving you a thing that you now have to take care of for, like, a year until it dies, and then I'm giving you sadness and guilt.
fit mini sew tips
Writing tips are like mini skirts. Sometimes they fit perfectly, sometimes they make you cry, and sometimes you can reuse the material and sew yourself a pillow or something.