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.
More Quotes from Jeffery Deaver:
I liked the challenge of writing in a very concise structure in which both meaning and form are important.Jeffery Deaver
So I work hard to present the human side of my characters while not neglecting the plot.
Jeffery Deaver
I've always written, all my life, and when I was very young I developed an interest in poetry.
Jeffery Deaver
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.
Jeffery Deaver
In suspense novels even subplots about relationships have to have conflict.
Jeffery Deaver
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.
Jeffery Deaver
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Idea Quotes, Place QuotesBased on Keywords: brainstorming, shoehorn
I think that was one thing I definitely brought to the table, my aggressiveness and my style of play, and I think that's one of the reasons why the fans here really appreciated the way that I went out and played, just because I think they kind of liked that.
Latrell Sprewell
I knew all these people had the same goals I did, but the one that worked the hardest would come out on top. That's what drove me all the time. But I had fun. I did better every day, and that's what made it fun.
Debbie Meyer
I thought I'd definitely be a writer, whatever I did.
Thomas Keneally