I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge.
Jeffery DeaverOf course, all writers draw upon their personal experiences in describing day-to-day life and human relationships, but I tend to keep my own experiences largely separate from my stories.
Jeffery DeaverI spend eight months outlining and researching the novel before I begin to write a single word of the prose.
Jeffery DeaverI've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block; the problem is idea block. 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