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
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
I was obsessed with Val McDermid's Tony Hill and Carol Jordan books, delightfully twisted stuff. Chelsea Cain bookcaroldelightfully Change image and 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
Often we don't even know what we think ourselves about people in our lives. Chelsea Cain livepeople Change image and share on social
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
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
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
There's something about the Pacific Northwest, the scale of it, and the fact that not so long ago people came here and died getting here, and then died the first winter they were here. There's this breathtaking beauty, just a little bit of moss on the tree, just this little thread of danger, and the sinister. And I really like that. Chelsea Cain agobeautybite share on social
I'd lived in Portland on and off for a decade before I'd even heard of Vanport. It was this town of 20,000 people that washed away from north Portland. Chelsea Cain 000decadehear Change image and share on social