Grand Central really didn't want me doing anything under my own name but the 'Kitty' novels. Carrie Vaughn More Quotes by Carrie Vaughn More Quotes From Carrie Vaughn You're lucky to have a friend who will kill for you." So. I once had a friend who died for me, and now one who killed for me. Why didn't I feel lucky? Carrie Vaughn diedluckyfeels I grinned at him. 'Jealous?' He grinned right back. 'That's a trick question. If I say yes you'll accuse me of being paranoid and unreasonable, and if I say no you'll make some defensive crack about how I don't think you're worth getting jealous over.' This is what I got for hooking up with a lawyer. Carrie Vaughn jealouscracksthinking Stupid, fragile mortals. Carrie Vaughn fragilemortalsstupid One inch at a time, that was how her father had taught her. You can't do anything but worry about the few inches right in front of you. Carrie Vaughn taughtworryfather To be a DJ was to be God. To be a DJ at an alternative public radio station ? That was being God with a mission. It was thinking you were the first person to discover The Clash and you had to spread the word. Carrie Vaughn alternativesradiothinking Next caller. Betty, you're on the air. What's your question ?" "Hi, Kitty. I just wanted to know, are you going out with that Cormac guy from last month?" My jaw dropped. "What?" "Are you going out with that Cormac guy?" "We are talking about the same Cormac who tried to kill me on the air, yes? the guy who hunts werewolves for a living ?" "Uh-huh." "And you want to know if I'm dating him ? Why on earth do you think that's a good idea? Carrie Vaughn airtalkingthinking I punched to line. "Yes? What?" "Norville. It's Cormac. If you don't change the subject right now, I'm going to have to go over there and have a word with you. Carrie Vaughn dont-changesubjectslines Hey, Cormac. You ever have to deal with a PMSing werewolf? Carrie Vaughn werewolfdealshey Have a picture in mind of the kind of career you want, the kind of writer you want to be. This will help you make tough decisions when you reach crossroads - choosing an agent, deciding to accept deals. Carrie Vaughn pictureyoutoughmind I got a crash-course education in urban fantasy. I suddenly had to look up all these other writers I was supposed to be in a genre with. I instantly had to become an expert in this genre I knew almost nothing about. Carrie Vaughn nothinglookfantasyeducation I got into an argument with my original publisher. They wanted me to do 'Kitty' and nothing else. I wanted to do lots of things, not just 'Kitty' books. Carrie Vaughn nothingthingsmeargument I wanted to be Carrie Vaughn the awesome writer, not the chick who writes the 'Kitty' books. Carrie Vaughn kittyawesomebookswho When aspiring writers ask me about how they should target their writing, I tell them to pay no attention to that kind of thing. It will restrict you. You will end up falling into stereotypes in an effort to tailor your work toward a perceived genre category. Carrie Vaughn meyoueffortwork I was born on Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento, but we moved around a lot. Carrie Vaughn i-was-bornair-forcebornforce I had a few really bad years in school, just from not fitting in and being bullied. It was kind of brilliant being a military brat, though, because when you're in that kind of situation, you just think, 'I only have to hang on for another year, because then we'll move. It'll be fine if I can just get out of here.' Carrie Vaughn thinkyousituationschool My parents are both huge science-fiction and fantasy fans - I was fed it. Carrie Vaughn bothparentsfantasyfans I admit, I'm suspicious of any career planning that involves chasing the next 'big thing,' just because it's so hard to predict what the next big thing is going to be a couple of years - or even six months - out. Carrie Vaughn just-becausecareerhardplanning I didn't plan to write YA - I had a story that simply wasn't working as a straight-up fantasy novel. Carrie Vaughn planwritestoryfantasy Robin McKinley's 'The Blue Sword' was a defining book of my teen years, and I'd love to have more books like that in the world. Carrie Vaughn bluelovebookworld What's interesting to me is how many vampire/urban fantasy authors are writing young adult series as well, often set in the same world as their adult books, but focused on a younger audience. Carrie Vaughn mefantasywritingworld
