I have always been delighted when told there was a piece of fanfic inspired by a book of mine floating about. I don't read it for legal reasons, but I'm thrilled to know it's there. Someone cared. Someone loved it enough to spend their free time writing about it for free. Catherynne M. Valente bookcaredelight share on social
Monsters almost always are culture's way of working out their fears and are thus inherently incredibly interesting and powerful. Catherynne M. Valente culturefearincredibly Change image and share on social
I try to hurt myself, to sprain something, writing every novel and story, because I'm stretching for something new and difficult that I haven't done before. Catherynne M. Valente difficulthurtsprain Change image and share on social
Vampires should be pretty much like mean girls, all the time, only amazing at it. Flawless. They've had time. Catherynne M. Valente amazeflawlessgirl Change image and share on social
Every morning is a battle between the superego and the id, and I am a mere foot soldier with mud and a snooze button on her shield. Catherynne M. Valente battlebuttonfoot Change image and share on social
Every writing teacher I ever had except for one told me I was an awful writer, had no idea what I was doing, and should stop immediately. It only took the one to tell me something different to light a fire under me. Catherynne M. Valente awfulfireidea share on social
It seems like every few years a big name author will holler something about how evil, heinous, and morally wrong fan fiction and fan fiction writers are, and then the Internet gets all upset and shocked, and then the author is shocked that people could get so upset. Catherynne M. Valente authorbigevil share on social
Everyone has a right to cry uncle on a genre every once in awhile. I've done it myself. Sometimes you just can't bear another gear or pair of wings or vampire teeth. You go on a fast, and sometimes you come back, and sometimes you don't. Catherynne M. Valente awhilebackbear share on social
No matter what you write, you actually can't help retelling a fairy tale somewhere along the way. Catherynne M. Valente fairymatterretell Change image and share on social
For most of us, fanfiction is a non-issue. Even for midlist writers. We will never be popular enough for people to play in our worlds with any frequency. The problem for us is getting people to read and care about our books that much in the first place. Catherynne M. Valente bookcarefanfiction share on social
