The outline is 95 percent of the book. Then I sit down and write, and that's the easy part.

The best way to learn about writing is to study the work of other writers you admire.

I spend eight months outlining and researching the novel before I begin to write a single word of the prose.

She was reflecting back on a truth she had learned over the years: that people heard what they wanted to hear, saw what they wanted, believed what they wanted.

We have years to converse with someone, to blurt and rant, to explain our desires and anger and regrets - and oh how we squander those moments.

Throat clutching from the outset! The Never List stands as a sterling example of psychological thriller writing at its best. Cancel appointments and give up on sleep. It's that kind of book.

I've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block, the problem is idea block