I spend eight months outlining and researching the novel before I begin to write a single word of the prose.
Jeffery DeaverHardcover books are fairly expensive these days and to read one requires a significant commitment of time in our busy society. So I want to make sure that when readers buy one of my books they get something they're familiar with.
Jeffery DeaverSo I work hard to present the human side of my characters while not neglecting the plot.
Jeffery Deaver