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 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
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 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've always been more interested in what happens after the bad thing has happened - the fallout of the bad thing, when people are already damaged. I'm less interested in seeing people when they're fine and following their journey to becoming damaged. Chelsea Cain baddamagefallout share on social
My husband and I were excited about having a kid - it was having a baby that had us worried. We had a lot to learn, so like good liberal arts graduates, we signed up for a class. Chelsea Cain artbabyclass Change image and 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