All writers are mimics, and I'm not interested in picking up somebody else's style or voice.
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Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities.Thomas Perry
The characters you refer to as predatory and unsavory are useful. They're the ones who make a novel into a thriller. They're active, and most of the common virtues, the signs of a good person, are not.
Thomas Perry
You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of my characters are alone most of the time, and when they do talk, what they say is mostly lies. That can make for a pretty confusing film.
Thomas Perry
When producers make a film, their responsibility is to make the best film they can, not necessarily to faithfully reproduce my book.
Thomas Perry
If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in which, say, the tenth volume of the series is notably better than the first nine? I can't.
Thomas Perry
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
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