Welsh - Author | June 5, 1949 -
There is a real connection between Philosopy and fiction.
Ken Follett
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People are much more complicated in real life, but my characters are as subtle and nuanced as I can make them. But if you say my characters are too black and white, you've missed the point. Villains are meant to be black-hearted in popular novels. If you say I have a grey-hearted villain, then I've failed.
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World War II is the greatest drama in human history, the biggest war ever and a true battle of good and evil. I imagine writers will continue to get stories from it, and readers will continue to love them, for many more years.
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Without books I would not have become a vivacious reader, and if you are not a reader you are not a writer.
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In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot. She'll often rescue the male character from some situation.
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I went and looked at one of these great cathedrals one day, and I was blown away by it. From there I became interested in how cathedrals were built, and from there I became interested in the society that built the medieval cathedral. It occurred to me at some point that the story of the building of a cathedral could be a great popular novel.
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One of the hardest things for me, now that I'm famous, is finding people who can read my stuff and give me an honest critique.
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Be a perfectionist.
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I enjoy learning technical details.
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Culture clash is terrific drama.
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Most of my stories have some basis in fact.
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A very good editor is almost a collaborator.
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