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

It's becoming apparent that I like bad boys. That's one of my problems. They've all been bad boys. You're one too. You're a bad boy. But, I think you're a good bad boy.

In the shaded portions where the two spheres of different lives meet, certain fundamentals- moods, loves, fears, angers- can't be hidden. That's the contract.

So I work hard to present the human side of my characters while not neglecting the plot.

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.

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

Collins masterfully blends fact and fiction...transcends the historical thriller.