When I say that I went to grad school in Iowa City, people often assume that I went to the famed writers' workshop MFA program at the University of Iowa. I didn't. I got a master's in journalism. Chelsea Cain assumecityfamed Change image and share on social
Often we don't even know what we think ourselves about people in our lives. Chelsea Cain livepeople Change image and share on social
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 badconsistcouch share on social
I used to write travel essays, and I was struck by how the fact of writing about a place would change my relationship with it. I would make completely different choices, do things I wouldn't have normally, because I had to fill this narrative shape. Chelsea Cain changechoicecompletely share on social
You know what I hate? I hate people who give me plants. The whole giving someone plants - it's like giving someone a pet. I'm giving you responsibility, I'm giving you a thing that you now have to take care of for, like, a year until it dies, and then I'm giving you sadness and guilt. Chelsea Cain caregiveguilt share on social
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 over your shoulder, it makes you a little self-conscious. Chelsea Cain consciouskindmake Change image and share on social
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 coverdehydratefabulous Change image and share on social
I read a lot fewer thrillers than I think people assume I do. Chelsea Cain assumefewlot Change image and share on social
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 000decadehear Change image and share on social
Every year, I give my dad an advance copy of my latest book. He reads it over the next several nights and says something incredibly supportive. Then he clears his throat nervously and changes the subject. Chelsea Cain advancebookclear share on social
