Kelley Armstrong
Kelley Armstrong
Kelley Armstrong is a Canadian writer, primarily of fantasy novels since 2001...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth14 December 1968
CountryCanada
responsibility saying-no authority
I had to take responsibility, even if it meant saying no to an authority figure, because I was the authority on me.
sleep devil towers
The upshot of her tirade was that I was the devil's spawn and should be locked up in a tower before I unleashed hordes of the living dead to slaughter them all in their sleep. Well, maybe that's an exaggeration, but not by much.
lying deceit harsh
No. Harsh truth was better than comfortable lies. It had to be.
dog wild-dogs
Wild dogs? Or just Clayton? -Nick Sorrentino (Bitten)
creating wolf-packs needs
What I was doing when I was creating my werewolves is really basing them on a wild wolf pack, as much as possible. It's not as if being bitten brings you in, but what it does is that it strengthens that instinct for pack. It strengthens that instinct to need to be with others who are like you, and to form tight bonds, as an actual wolf pack does.
promise enemy horror
Release the demon under promise that I'd be repaid handsomely, my enemies destroyed? Hmm, where had I seen this before? Oh, right. Every demon horror movie ever made. And the horror part started right after the releasing part.
crazy book kids
Don't talk to the crazy kids. I longed to shout back that we weren't crazy. I'd mistaken her kid for a ghost, that's all. I wondered whether they had books about his sort of thing. Fifty Ways to Tell the Living from the Dead Before You Wind Up in a Padded Room. Yep, I'm sure the library carried that one.
mistake character may
I understand that I may make mistakes with characters who don't share my own background, but I commit to doing my best.
past names parent
A name is so important. A surname connects you to your past, to your family. Even a given name has meaning - why did your parents pick that particular one?
leadership responsibility roles
When you accept a leadership role, you take on extra responsibility for your actions toward others.
past obstacles excuse
My past was a private obstacle, not a public excuse.
aunt sight hands
Was she telling you to stay away from me?" I asked. He paused, then said, "Yeah." He squeezed my hand out of Aunt Lauren's sight. "It's okay. We're good." Chloe and Derek
ifs i-can knows
If there's anything I can do- I know there probably isn't, but..." Just be here
ifs i-can knows
If there's anything I can do- I know there probably isn't, but..." Just be here