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Jeffery Deaver Quotes

American - Writer | May 6, 1950 -

My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers can care about.

Best World Care You Useless Plot

So I work hard to present the human side of my characters while not neglecting the plot.

Work Work Hard Present Human Hard

Ideally, I like to integrate the human issues into the suspense story itself.

Story Human Suspense Like Issues

In suspense novels even subplots about relationships have to have conflict.

Conflict Relationships Suspense Even

It means working harder to do the research but I don't really mind - I don't think I have what it takes to chase criminals through back alleys and wade through blood at crime scenes.

Mind Research Think Back Blood

Of course, all writers draw upon their personal experiences in describing day-to-day life and human relationships, but I tend to keep my own experiences largely separate from my stories.

Life Relationships Personal My Own

I spend about eight months researching and outlining my book.

Book Eight About Months Spend

Of course, I write crime stories, and I have to describe violence and the aftermath of violence.

Violence Crime Write Course Stories

Rule one: Write about settings you're familiar with.

You Write Rule Settings Familiar

The easy answer is that writing novels is a lot more fun than practicing law.

Fun Law Writing Easy More Answer

For me a thriller is a very carefully structured story.

Me Story Very Thriller Carefully

I spend eight months outlining and researching the novel before I begin to write a single word of the prose.

Write Single Begin Word Eight Prose

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