I have to say that there are certain books that exist to tell a particular story and then there are books that exist in the context of character.
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When I find myself frozen - whether I'm working on a brief passage in a novel or brainstorming about an entire book - it's usually because I'm trying to shoehorn an idea into the passage or story where it has no place.Jeffery Deaver
Of course, I write crime stories, and I have to describe violence and the aftermath of violence.
Jeffery Deaver
The outline is 95 percent of the book. Then I sit down and write, and that's the easy part.
Jeffery Deaver
It's accurate to the extent that I explore the psychology of crime and crime detection in my books the minds of the criminal and his hunters.
Jeffery Deaver
In suspense novels even subplots about relationships have to have conflict.
Jeffery Deaver
I was editor of my high school literary magazine and a reporter for the school newspaper.
Jeffery Deaver
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