I was a library rat and a bookworm. I read all the time. I walked to school reading books. I read under my desk. Chelsea Cain Read Quote
I was born in Iowa City and spent my early childhood on a hippie commune just outside of town. Chelsea Cain Read Quote
I grew up in Washington State and then eventually found my way back to Iowa City for grad school. Chelsea Cain Read Quote
Worst part of being a writer: having to tell my toddler that I can’t play with her because I’m working. Keep in mind that working consists of me at home with a laptop on my lap sitting on the couch. It doesn’t look like working. I don’t have a hammer or anything. Chelsea Cain Read Quote
I like signing books for a living; I do. But you have no idea the panic that sets in. I am not a very good speller. Put me in a stresser situation, and I lose all capacity to recall how to spell the most simple names. Chelsea Cain Read Quote
You won’t make a living writing until you learn to write when you don’t want to. Chelsea Cain Read Quote
I have traveled a fair amount, and I have visited some great cities. I love architecture and museums and castles and ruins and central markets and even double-decker bus tours. But, I am a sucker for a tropical beach. Chelsea Cain Read Quote
No matter what fabulous place I visit, I don’t feel like I’m on vacation unless I’m dehydrated and covered with sunscreen. Chelsea Cain Read Quote
I am a control freak, but not when I travel. For some reason when I travel, I am able to surrender more than in my real life. I am able to let go. I think it’s why I like it so much. Chelsea Cain Read Quote
I’d lived in Portland on and off for a decade before I’d even heard of Vanport. It was this town of 20,000 people that washed away from north Portland. Chelsea Cain Read Quote
