Two things I do well in books are sex and violence, but I don't want gratuitous sex or violence. The sex and violence are only as graphic as need be. And never included unless it furthers the plot or character development.
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Now that I'm being very successful, publishers are trying to mainstream me, but I'm unabashedly genre. It's what I like to read, what I like to write.Laurell K. Hamilton
The fey in this country keep to themselves, and are a separate nation, much like the American Indians, but with even more autonomy.
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My writing style is very sensual, as in sensory detail.
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I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will.
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I'm more influenced by my own interests than anyone else's. Writers have to entertain themselves, or they can't entertain anyone else.
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When sex is necessary for the plot of a book, or a character development, then I don't shy away from it. Why should I?
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