Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughteris an American crime writer, whose first novel Blindsightedbecame an international success, was published in almost 30 languages, and made the Crime Writers' Association's Dagger Award shortlist for "Best Thriller Debut" of 2001. She has sold more than 30 million copies of her books, and is published in 35 languages...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth6 January 1971
CountryUnited States of America
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When I'm on a good go, I can do 12, 13 hours of writing.
When I was little, my grandmother would take me to church with her, and she would introduce me to people.
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I paid for my name a lot when I was growing up because other kids teased me.
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I know the cadence of the language and the voice of Atlanta because I've lived here for so long.
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I have a lot of men who will say to me, 'I don't read books by women, but I like you.'
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I could type in a closet and be fine. It's just a matter of cocooning myself. Just me and the story.
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I certainly went to high school with some mean girls, and I would not wish that hell on anybody.
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Feminism has been so co-opted, but the fact is, feminism benefits men as well.
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I taped the autopsy photos from Marilyn Monroe's death to my lunch box in fifth grade, and I would write stories in which someone inevitably died.
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I love puns. I've been known to turn the car around just to take advantage of a good pun situation. It really is the highest form of humor.
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When you read a book, you are letting another person distract your thoughts and work your emotions. If they are adept, there's nothing better than turning off and getting lost.
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My typical morning involves some time on the treadmill, but obviously I skip that a lot. Mostly, I wake up, check my email, then get to work on the various interviews and questions and phone calls that come with being an author.
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It's hard because people often don't recognise shyness; they think it's just someone being rude. I have had to work to overcome that, especially if I'm meeting my readers at author events, because I don't want them to think I'm snooty or rude.
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Good writers know that crime is an entre into telling a greater story about character. Good crime writing holds up a mirror to the readers and reflects in a darker light the world in which they live.