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All writers are mimics, and I'm not interested in picking up somebody else's style or voice.
- Hero
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But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a justification for his actions that is convincing to him. It's fun to give these people voices.
- Nobody
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Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry.
- Important
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I do have to earn a living, so I'm conscious of probable reactions from readers, but the most important one is still the awareness that if I'm not enjoying a story, the reader won't either.
- Bring
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I do hope to bring Jane Whitefield back before too long.
- Evil
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I do like to explore evil characters in my books.
- Good
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I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a good enough idea - something I've figured out about her that's news and that's worth a reader's time.
- Dry
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I don't have dry seasons, because I don't allow them.
- Mystery
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I don't think the problem is that people don't read enough mystery books, but that people don't read.
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I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing.
- Down
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If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something - a character sketch, a monologue, a description of some sight, or even just a list of ideas.
- Job
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It was a lot of fun, and writing a series is comfortable. It's almost like having a secure job.
- Important
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It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering.
- Huge
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- Nov 07, 2020
Much of what we do in life has a huge component of luck.
- Person
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Once you have invented a character with three dimensions and a voice, you begin to realize that some of the things you'd like him to do to further your plot are things that such a person wouldn't, or couldn't, do.
- Hard Work
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- Nov 07, 2020
Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience.
- Person
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The characters you refer to as predatory and unsavory are useful. They're the ones who make a novel into a thriller. They're active, and most of the common virtues, the signs of a good person, are not.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are days when I intentionally don't write. For instance, I never write when I'm traveling, because travel is a situation where I can learn more by looking and listening than by working.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I look for in any character, good or bad, is whether I can hear him speak. If I can imagine him that clearly, then I can write about him.
- Book
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