As much as I like it when a book I'm writing speeds along, the downside can be that an author becomes too eager to finish and rushes the end. The end is even more important than the first page, and rushing can damage it.

" ... What if?" Through the alchemy of those two words, something new comes into the world.

As much as I like it when a book I'm writing speeds along, the downside can be that an author becomes too eager to finish and rushes the end. The end is even more important than the first page, and rushing can damage it.

A thriller must be thrilling. A mystery may or may not be a thriller depending on how much breathless emotion it has, as opposed to cerebral calculation.

A thriller becomes great when it carries a feeling of reality and truth.

One generation's idea of fast pace might be different from a later generation's.

People who know various movie versions don't really know the story.