I know that there's a cultural expectation that women be nurturing, delicate flowers. And I am. So delicate. But that doesn't mean I can't write a good, gory murder scene. Chelsea Cain culturaldelicateexpectation Change image and share on social
I think of it as the lasagna approach to writing because I'm always adding layers. I'll sometimes do it layer by layer, with dialogue, attribution, action, objects in the scene, setting... It can be sometimes that delineated. Chelsea Cain actionaddapproach share on social
I felt like I'd culturally arrived when a character on the HBO show 'True Blood' was reading a hardback of 'Heartsick' at Sookie's kitchen table. Chelsea Cain arrivebloodcharacter Change image and share on social
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. Chelsea Cain charactercreatefollow share on social
People come to Portland, many of them for the quality of life. They love the physical space here. And yet every year, people climbing the mountain get killed by avalanches. Chelsea Cain avalancheclimbkill Change image and share on social
I've written books for awhile, but always on a pretty small scale and always pretty self-indulgent. I chose projects that I thought would be really fun to work on and found friends to work on them with me, and it was all about the process. Chelsea Cain awhilebookchoose share on social
Of the paperbacks that you see at the airport, I am the most violent woman writer. Chelsea Cain airportpaperbackviolent Change image and share on social
I was a library rat and a bookworm. I read all the time. I walked to school reading books. I read under my desk. Chelsea Cain bookbookwormdesk Change image and share on social
I read a lot of 'Nancy Drew' books as a kid and considered myself a bit of an amateur detective. Chelsea Cain amateurbitebook Change image and share on social
I often keep my eyes open for bodies. I do. Ever since I was a kid. I think I read too many 'Nancy Drew' books. Chelsea Cain bodybookdraw Change image and share on social