Worst part of being a writer: having to tell my toddler that I can't play with her because I'm working. Keep in mind that working consists of me at home with a laptop on my lap sitting on the couch. It doesn't look like working. I don't have a hammer or anything. Chelsea Cain badconsistcouch share on social
I'm a sucker for a screwed-up protagonist. We all have issues. Chelsea Cain issueprotagonistscrew Change image and share on social
Memory is a fiction we tell ourselves: just a piece of the truth. Chelsea Cain fictionmemorypiece Change image and share on social
I love to write just about more than anything, but there are times I have to force myself to sit down and work. I want to play with my daughter or watch a movie with my husband or go outside on the nicest day of the year. But if writing is going to be your job, you have to treat it like a job. Chelsea Cain daughterdayforce share on social
I finished 'Heartsick' with my daughter asleep in her bassinet by my desk, a feat that any new mother will tell you cannot be sufficiently praised. Chelsea Cain asleepbassinetdaughter Change image and share on social
Somehow, having an office that I had to go to made me want to work from home, which is easier to do if you don't have a boss waiting for you at the office, even a very blue office. Chelsea Cain blueboseasy Change image and share on social
There's not a lot of arc in an actual psychopath. Chelsea Cain actualarclot Change image and share on social
Every year, I give my dad an advance copy of my latest book. He reads it over the next several nights and says something incredibly supportive. Then he clears his throat nervously and changes the subject. Chelsea Cain advancebookclear share on social
No matter what fabulous place I visit, I don't feel like I'm on vacation unless I'm dehydrated and covered with sunscreen. Chelsea Cain coverdehydratefabulous Change image and share on social
I like signing books for a living; I do. But you have no idea the panic that sets in. I am not a very good speller. Put me in a stresser situation, and I lose all capacity to recall how to spell the most simple names. Chelsea Cain bookcapacitygood share on social