When you write a movie, you have a hundred collaborators. But when you write a novel, it's yours.
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I worked in Hollywood as a reader and a would-be writer for about 6 years before I sold my first story.
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I try to give both my heroes and villains an emotional dimensionality which provides the motivation for their actions.
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What I do is put my characters into situations that are so precarious there is no way to get out. And then I figure how to get them out.
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The fact that my female characters have strong personalities but are also physically attractive probably reflects the women I've known in my life.
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My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place - police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.
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Don't give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don't listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself.
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The part of my writing I find the most rewarding is when people write to me or speak to me in public to tell me how his or her life has been changed by my books.
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In a novel, on the other hand, you not only have to describe the rooms, but the clothes, the characters and what they are thinking. It's a much more in-depth process.
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If there is any secret to my success, I think it's that my characters are very real to me. I feel everything they feel, and therefore I think my readers care about them.
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