THE SUSPENSE NOVELIST – THE BLOG – Page 6

“There may be something in the very last line of the very last paragraph on page six that you love, […]

“Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.” —Stephen King I love this quote. Unfortunately it’s […]

As a fiction writer, most of my decisions are easy and fun. I get to create everything about a story […]

“When you are deciding what to leave out, begin with the author. If you see yourself prancing around between subject […]

“Substitute damn every time you’re inclined to write very; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as […]

“When you give up a bit of work don’t (unless it is hopelessly bad) throw it away. Put it in […]

Hey, everyone. By listing places where I’ll be signing books in the next few weeks I’m hoping a) maybe you’ll […]

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” —Douglas Adams It feels as if […]

“On the other hand, I was very much interested in the way people behaved, the human dance, how they seemed […]

“I try to leave out the parts that people skip.” —Elmore Leonard I recently read a book that has received […]