Words matter. These are the best Thomas Perry Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry.
I held a variety of jobs – most notably ten years working in universities – and kept on writing.
All writers are mimics, and I’m not interested in picking up somebody else’s style or voice.
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.
I don’t think the problem is that people don’t read enough mystery books, but that people don’t read.
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.
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.
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.
I don’t have dry seasons, because I don’t allow them.
If you’ll think about various series you’ve read, can you think of any instance in which, say, the tenth volume of the series is notably better than the first nine? I can’t.
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.
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.
Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer.
When I write a book, I’m making it the best book I can.
I do like to explore evil characters in my books.
I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it.
Being comfortable isn’t the way to learn to expand your abilities.
