You didn't realize what was passing you by until you slowed down a little bit to get a better look. Karin Slaughter More Quotes by Karin Slaughter More Quotes From Karin Slaughter First and foremost, I want people to have a good read, because I want everything I write to entertain people. There are always different layers to the story, though, so if you want to think about social justice, or sexism or racism or homophobia, or really drill down into why the world is a better place when the police force looks like the people they are policing, then that's there, too. Karin Slaughter justicewritingthinking 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 tryingpeoplethinking A good editor is one of the sharpest tools a writer can have in her toolbox. Karin Slaughter The plot is very important because writers have to play fair with their readers, but no one would care about the plot if the character work wasn't there. So, basically every book I work on starts with me thinking not just about the bad thing that's going to happen, but how that bad thing is going to ripple through the community, the family of the victim, and the lives of the investigators. I am keenly aware when I'm working that the crimes I am writing about have happened to real people. I take that very seriously. Karin Slaughter realcharacterbook If you're a smart guy, you should really try to find out what women are thinking. I mean, we are 51 percent of the population. Karin Slaughter smartmeanthinking Ultimately, I'm in control of what's going on in the books, so I can back off, if it's scaring me too much. Karin Slaughter too-muchifsbook My father and his eight siblings grew up in the kind of poverty that Americans don't like to talk about unless a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina strikes, and then the conversation only lasts as long as the news cycle. His family squatted in shacks. The children scavenged for food. Karin Slaughter familyfoodfatherchildren As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments properly prioritize libraries. As citizens, we must invest in our library down the street so that the generations served by that library grow up to be adults who contribute not just to their local communities but to the world. Karin Slaughter streetgrowlibraryworld If I wasn't a writer, I would probably be a watchmaker. I like putting puzzles together, and that is what a watch is, figuring out how all the gears and everything else works together. I'm patient and good at focusing on a single task. Karin Slaughter everythinggoodsingletogether Even if you live in a big city, everybody lives in a small town. We identify ourselves by our neighborhoods - 'I live in the Village, or in Chelsea.' Karin Slaughter livecityyouvillage There's a tendency among some male writers to make the women in their stories weak and needing of rescue so that their hero looks like a manly man. Karin Slaughter manwomenherolooks Graphic novels let you take risks that just wouldn't fly in the conventional book form. Karin Slaughter flyrisksyoubook Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.' Karin Slaughter thoughtstartlibrarybook For many children, the library represents their only access to books, reading, and the Internet outside of their home. If you think about how far behind a child would be without access to these fundamental tools - tools that are vital to successful employment later in life - it's a travesty. Karin Slaughter youhomelifechildren Equal access to reading is fundamental to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Karin Slaughter libertyreadinghappinesslife I started Save the Libraries in 2010 by hosting a big fundraiser in my city library of DeKalb County in Atlanta. Through that, I learned that even with fundraisers, libraries often don't make money - they just barely break even. Karin Slaughter citybiglibrarymoney That's why I love crime novels so much: When I write a crime novel, the conflict is built in. Karin Slaughter whyconflictcrimelove The book that first made me want to be a writer is Flannery O'Connor's short story collection 'A Good Man Is Hard To Find.' Karin Slaughter goodmemanbook It sounds pretentious to say I 'divide' my time, but when I am home, that usually means my house in Atlanta or my cabin in the North Georgia Mountains. The latter is where I do the majority of my writing. Karin Slaughter mountainsi-amhometime My typical morning involves some time on the treadmill, but obviously I skip that a lot. Mostly, I wake up, check my email, then get to work on the various interviews and questions and phone calls that come with being an author. Karin Slaughter wake-upworktimemorning
