I was born in Iowa City and spent my early childhood on a hippie commune just outside of town. — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
I grew up in Washington State and then eventually found my way back to Iowa City for grad school. — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
When I say that I went to grad school in Iowa City, people often assume that I went to the famed writers'… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
I read a lot of 'Nancy Drew' books as a kid and considered myself a bit of an amateur detective. — Chelsea Cain Copy Share
You won't make a living writing until you learn to write when you don't want to. — Chelsea Cain Copy Share
“She'd liked Pearl. Pearl hadn't meant to Tazer Archie. Well, she meant to Tazer him, but how was she supposed to know that her… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share
I was born in Iowa City and spent my early childhood on a hippie commune just outside of town. — Chelsea Cain Copy Share
I often keep my eyes open for bodies. I do. Ever since I was a kid. I think I read too many 'Nancy Drew'… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share
I used to write travel essays, and I was struck by how the fact of writing about a place would change my relationship with… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share
“Robbins had opened Gabby up. Her charred skin was peeled back, and her ribs were removed. She was pink inside, like steak that had… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share
I am a control freak, but not when I travel. For some reason when I travel, I am able to surrender more than in… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share
“But people in masks were always assholes. It was a scientific law. Give someone anonymity and all social niceties break down. The Internet had… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share
Every year, I give my dad an advance copy of my latest book. He reads it over the next several nights and says something… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share
You know what I hate? I hate people who give me plants. The whole giving someone plants - it's like giving someone a pet.… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share
I love to write just about more than anything, but there are times I have to force myself to sit down and work. I… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share
“Her body was spattered with tiny bits of the reverend’s flesh and blood, like someone had combined shrimp and tomato soup and then forgot… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share
People read stuff over your shoulder when you're in public, and when you write the kind of stuff I do, and people read it… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share
There's something about the Pacific Northwest, the scale of it, and the fact that not so long ago people came here and died getting… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share
