Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience.
From Thomas Perry
I think we did a great job of putting together a program that would have made good e-books available had people been buying e-books in any real numbers.
All writers are mimics, and I'm not interested in picking up somebody else's style or voice.
Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities.
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.
Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry.
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.
I do hope to bring Jane Whitefield back before too long.
I do like to explore evil characters in my books.
I do try not to spend much time reading in the suspense genre.
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