As much as I like it when a book I'm writing speeds along, the downside can be that an author becomes too eager to finish and rushes the end. The end is even more important than the first page, and rushing can damage it.
Your obligation as writers is to distinguish yourself. … The ultimate result should be a book that you write that no one else could have written. - David Morrell
Your obligation as writers is to distinguish yourself. … The ultimate result should be a book that you write that no one else could have written.
- David Morrell
You have to follow your own voice. You have to be yourself when you write. In effect, you have to announce, 'This is me, this is what I stand for, th… - David Morrell
You have to follow your own voice. You have to be yourself when you write. In effect, you have to announce, 'This is me, this is what I stand for, th…
When I teach writing, I have a mantra: Be a first-rate version of yourself, and not a second-rate version of another writer. - David Morrell
When I teach writing, I have a mantra: Be a first-rate version of yourself, and not a second-rate version of another writer.
At their best, thrillers not only entertain. Ideally they also reflect the society in which they are set, analyzing our fears and how we perceive the… - David Morrell
At their best, thrillers not only entertain. Ideally they also reflect the society in which they are set, analyzing our fears and how we perceive the…
" ... What if?" Through the alchemy of those two words, something new comes into the world. - David Morrell
" ... What if?" Through the alchemy of those two words, something new comes into the world.
Before I start a project, I always ask myself the following question. Why is this book worth a year of my life? There needs to be something about the… - David Morrell
Before I start a project, I always ask myself the following question. Why is this book worth a year of my life? There needs to be something about the…
A thriller becomes great when it carries a feeling of reality and truth. - David Morrell
A thriller becomes great when it carries a feeling of reality and truth.
A thriller must be thrilling. A mystery may or may not be a thriller depending on how much breathless emotion it has, as opposed to cerebral calculat… - David Morrell
A thriller must be thrilling. A mystery may or may not be a thriller depending on how much breathless emotion it has, as opposed to cerebral calculat…
To all librarians everywhere, God bless you. - David Morrell
To all librarians everywhere, God bless you.
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