I don't have dry seasons, because I don't allow them.
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It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering.Thomas Perry
Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities.
Thomas Perry
There are days when I intentionally don't write. For instance, I never write when I'm traveling, because travel is a situation where I can learn more by looking and listening than by working.
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
Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer.
Thomas Perry
Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry.
Thomas Perry
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