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Thomas Perry Quotes
All writers are mimics, and Im not interested in picking up somebody elses style or voice. - Thomas Perry Quotes
And yes, Im also traveling more, not only to promote DEAD AIM, but also on other public appearances. This is partly because I want to make up for not doing it in the past. - Thomas Perry Quotes
Being comfortable isnt the way to learn to expand your abilities. - Thomas Perry Quotes
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. Its fun to give these people voices. - Thomas Perry Quotes
Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry. - Thomas Perry Quotes
I do have to earn a living, so Im conscious of probable reactions from readers, but the most important one is still the awareness that if Im not enjoying a story, the reader wont either. - Thomas Perry Quotes
I do hope to bring Jane Whitefield back before too long. - Thomas Perry Quotes
I do like to explore evil characters in my books. - Thomas Perry Quotes
I do try not to spend much time reading in the suspense genre. - Thomas Perry Quotes
I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a good enough idea - something Ive figured out about her thats news and thats worth a readers time. - Thomas Perry Quotes
I dont consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice. - Thomas Perry Quotes
I dont have dry seasons, because I dont allow them. - Thomas Perry Quotes
I dont think the problem is that people dont read enough mystery books, but that people dont read. - Thomas Perry Quotes
I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it. - Thomas Perry Quotes
I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing. - Thomas Perry Quotes
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. - Thomas Perry Quotes
Im proud of Nightlife. Although it wont be published until March 2006, the first review just appeared in Publishers Weekly, and its very positive. - Thomas Perry Quotes
If I dont 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. - Thomas Perry Quotes
If youll think about various series youve read, can you think of any instance in which, say, the tenth volume of the series is notably better than the first nine? I cant. - Thomas Perry Quotes
It was a lot of fun, and writing a series is comfortable. Its almost like having a secure job. - Thomas Perry Quotes
Its important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as hes writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering. - Thomas Perry Quotes
Much of what we do in life has a huge component of luck. - Thomas Perry Quotes
Once you have invented a character with three dimensions and a voice, you begin to realize that some of the things youd like him to do to further your plot are things that such a person wouldnt, or couldnt, do. - Thomas Perry Quotes
Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience. - Thomas Perry Quotes
The characters you refer to as predatory and unsavory are useful. Theyre the ones who make a novel into a thriller. Theyre active, and most of the common virtues, the signs of a good person, are not. - Thomas Perry Quotes
There are days when I intentionally dont write. For instance, I never write when Im traveling, because travel is a situation where I can learn more by looking and listening than by working. - Thomas Perry Quotes
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. - Thomas Perry Quotes
When I write a book, Im making it the best book I can. - Thomas Perry Quotes
When producers make a film, their responsibility is to make the best film they can, not necessarily to faithfully reproduce my book. - Thomas Perry Quotes
Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer. - Thomas Perry Quotes
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