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I am a voracious reader myself. I don't stick to one genre. My only criteria is that it's a good story. I try to bring that to my work because I think people can read your excitement about a story.
Karin Slaughter
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Karin Slaughter
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 6
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Covington
Georgia
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I'm sold as a literary writer in Holland I'm sold as crime fiction in England. I think of it as just literature.
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Being a Southerner, Im interested in sex, violence, religion and all the things that make life interesting.
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I don't understand people who say they're bored. Look out your window.
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I never felt isolated I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people arent, and as a child, I really liked it.
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It really sucks getting older. Sometimes I'll be walking along and I'll just glance over my shoulder to make sure nothing has fallen off.
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A lot of men just don't read. They don't read fiction at all.
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I can’t—” Lena repeated. “I can’t do it. I can’t live without him.” Sara gently pulled her hand away from Jared’s. She smoothed down the sheet, tucked it in close around his side. She looked at Lena—really looked at her straight in the eye. “Good,” Sara told her. “Now you know how it feels.
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I have a few unusual fans, as you can imagine, so I try to protect the privacy of my home life.
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Everybody had something horrible happen to them at one time or another in their life.
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Like every Southern writer, I thought that I needed to write the next Gone With the Wind.
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I'm not somebody who believes in evil.
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A good editor is one of the sharpest tools a writer can have in her toolbox.
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A lot of novels use crime as a stepping stone to talk about greater issues. So I just think of myself as a writer.
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When a woman creates an unlikable character, a lot of people think it's a mistake.
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Meg Gardiner is one of my favorite authors. She always delivers a terrific read. Phantom Instinct should go to the top of your 'to-be-read' pile.
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You can take my heart, but I can't let you take my dog.
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Usually, guys, when something bad happens, they punish someone else.
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Alafair Burke understands the criminal mind. Long Gone is both an education and an entertainment of the first order. This is a very clever and very smart novel by a very clever and smart writer. The dialogue crackles, the plot is intriguing, and the pacing is perfect.
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Reading is not just an escape. It is access to a better way of life.
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I am a bit of a Dudley Do-Gooder, though, because if I see a car accident or something bad happen, I am one of those idiots who runs toward the problem instead of away from it. Not that I would recommend this behavior.
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