Once you start telling people you're famous, they believe you. Melissa de la Cruz famouspeoplestart Change image and share on social
I always thought of vampires, especially the young-adult ones, as a metaphor for sex - sucking blood, forbidden, taboo. I think they just ooze sex. Vampires are all the big themes in life in one attractive, bloodsucking package. Melissa de la Cruz adultattractivebig share on social
We all want to live forever, but we don't want to suck blood to do it, right? I think people like to have these deep moral questions that don't come up in real life. Melissa de la Cruz blooddeepforever Change image and share on social
Being an adult comes with a whole new set of issues. Melissa de la Cruz adultissueset Change image and share on social
As an author you hope your characters have sparks but truly in the end they have minds of their own! Melissa de la Cruz authorcharacterend Change image and share on social
I don't write that much horror. People tell me my books are scary, but they're not really; I don't go there. Melissa de la Cruz bookhorrorpeople Change image and share on social
Dark books do appeal to kids because they have nice, sheltered lives - and they also appeal to children who are going through pretty hard times themselves. Melissa de la Cruz appealbookchild Change image and share on social
I was always a sci-fi and fantasy geek. I was in the 'Lord of the Rings' club and all my cool friends made fun of me. Melissa de la Cruz clubcoolfantasy Change image and share on social
I used to write my books at night when I was a freelancer with no children. I used to really work in huge spurts - I could turn around a revision in two weeks, I used to be able to write 10,000 words a day. It's like, 'Wow, what happened to that?' That's just gone. Melissa de la Cruz 000bookchild share on social
Just because I worked in fashion doesn't mean I didn't go to see 'Underworld' three times! Melissa de la Cruz fashiontimeunderworld Change image and share on social
