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.
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When I say that I went to grad school in Iowa City, people often assume that I went to the famed writers' workshop MFA program at the University of Iowa. I didn't. I got a master's in journalism.
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Every year, I give my dad an advance copy of my latest book. He reads it over the next several nights and says something incredibly supportive. Then he clears his throat nervously and changes the subject.
characters sort writers
Don't let your characters tell you what to do. They can be pushy. Some writers say that they create characters and then just sort of follow them around through the narrative. I think that these writers are out of their minds.
You won't make a living writing until you learn to write when you don't want to.
There's not a lot of arc in an actual psychopath.
people
Often we don't even know what we think ourselves about people in our lives.
violent
Of the paperbacks that you see at the airport, I am the most violent woman writer.
covered unless
No matter what fabulous place I visit, I don't feel like I'm on vacation unless I'm dehydrated and covered with sunscreen.
piece truth
Memory is a fiction we tell ourselves: just a piece of the truth.
carol jordan obsessed tony val
I was obsessed with Val McDermid's Tony Hill and Carol Jordan books, delightfully twisted stuff.
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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.