It took many years to accept that fantasy is the fuel for my storytelling passion, and without that, I really am a hack, writing for money or approval rather than for the pure delight of storytelling. Kelley Armstrong acceptapprovaldelight Change image and share on social
The first piece of 'long' fiction I wrote was a novella parody of Stephen King's 'Christine.' I was in high school, and my version was about a kid with a possessed locker instead of a possessed car. It was also my first attempt at humour, which fell completely flat because no one who read it realized it was a parody! Kelley Armstrong attemptcarchristine share on social
When a series is doing well, it's very tempting to keep writing it, even when the creative well is drying up. It's tempting because that's where the money is. I've had to be very careful; as soon as I think I'm getting close to that dry well, I wrap the series up. I don't want to just keep writing something because it sells. Kelley Armstrong carefulclosecreative share on social
I don't read much of what I write because I worry about unintentionally borrowing something. Kelley Armstrong borrowreadunintentionally Change image and share on social