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
thinking environmental-factors people
I think that people do things for a reason - that we have mental illness, that we have genetic wiring that can get triggered by certain environmental factors.
thinking england fiction
I'm sold as a literary writer in Holland; I'm sold as crime fiction in England. I think of it as just literature.
thinking issues stones
A lot of novels use crime as a stepping stone to talk about greater issues. So I just think of myself as a writer.
mistake character thinking
When a woman creates an unlikable character, a lot of people think it's a mistake.
children thinking people
I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people arent, and as a child, I really liked it.
thinking guy kind
I think a lot of guys who are on the internet a lot, they're kind of anesthetized to some of the violent language and all that because they see it all the time.
smart mean thinking
If you're a smart guy, you should really try to find out what women are thinking. I mean, we are 51 percent of the population.
age contract
I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty.
revelation
Flannery O'Connor was a revelation for me. When I read her, I was very young, and I didn't understand what she was doing. I didn't see any of the Catholicism or any of the social stuff.
boundaries fiction polite pushing society
Pushing the boundaries of polite society does not just fall under the purview of crime fiction authors.
love people terrific writers
People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people know about it.
believe books experience good insight opens
Books give us insight into other people, other cultures. They make us laugh. They make us think. If they are really good, they make us believe that we are better for having read them. You don't read a book - you experience it. Every story opens up a new world.
books interested loved
I've always been interested in violence, even as a teenager. I loved 'Helter Skelter' and books like that.
My books are never about the crimes. They are about how the characters react to the crimes.