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 calculation.
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…
- 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. - 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.
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…
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.
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… - David Morrell
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…
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.
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…
To all librarians everywhere, God bless you. - David Morrell
To all librarians everywhere, God bless you.
I have a graduate degree from Penn State. I studied at Penn State under a noted Hemingway scholar, Philip Young. I had an interest in thrillers, and … - David Morrell
I have a graduate degree from Penn State. I studied at Penn State under a noted Hemingway scholar, Philip Young. I had an interest in thrillers, and …
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