I liked the challenge of writing in a very concise structure in which both meaning and form are important.
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I spend eight months outlining and researching the novel before I begin to write a single word of the prose.
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Certainly going back to Sherlock Holmes we have a tradition of forensic science featured in detective stories.
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But one does not make living writing poetry unless you're a professor, and one frankly doesn't get a lot of girls as a poet.
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Trying to write books with a subject matter or in a genre or style you're not familiar with is the best way to find the Big Block looming.
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If you have a craftsman's command of the language and basic writing techniques you'll be able to write - as long as you know what you want to say.
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My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers can care about.
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The recent fascination, I think, reflects the shift in approach by law enforcement officials to embrace technology as wholeheartedly as the rest of the world.
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When it comes time to write the book itself I'll shut the lights out, picture the scene I'm about to write then close my eyes and go at it. Yes, I can touch type.
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It means working harder to do the research but I don't really mind - I don't think I have what it takes to chase criminals through back alleys and wade through blood at crime scenes.
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