A very good editor is almost a collaborator.

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Thrillers have been traditionally very masculine books; the women characters often rather decorative.

Thrillers have been traditionally very masculine books; the women characters often rather decorative.

Culture clash is terrific drama.

Culture clash is terrific drama.

The research is the easiest. The outline is the most fun. The first draft is...

The research is the easiest. The outline is the most fun. The first draft is...

James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and...

James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and...

In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the...

In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the...

Be a perfectionist.

Be a perfectionist.

There was a very serious communist strain among American intellectuals before the war. America was...

There was a very serious communist strain among American intellectuals before the war. America was...

My favorite period is World War II, and I'm in the middle of writing my...

My favorite period is World War II, and I'm in the middle of writing my...

It was the most romantic plane ever made.

It was the most romantic plane ever made.

We all now tell stories by cutting from one dramatic scene to the next, whereas...

We all now tell stories by cutting from one dramatic scene to the next, whereas...

I enjoy learning technical details.

I enjoy learning technical details.

Most of my stories have some basis in fact.

Most of my stories have some basis in fact.

The CIA's research program is described in a book called The Search for the Manchurian...

The CIA's research program is described in a book called The Search for the Manchurian...

For success, the author must make the reader care about the destiny of the principals,...

For success, the author must make the reader care about the destiny of the principals,...

Movies have influenced all writers, not just thriller writers.

Movies have influenced all writers, not just thriller writers.

I like to create imaginary characters and events around a real historical situation. I want...

I like to create imaginary characters and events around a real historical situation. I want...

With hindsight, we see that the Soviet Union never had a chance of world domination,...

With hindsight, we see that the Soviet Union never had a chance of world domination,...

An awful lot of thriller writers write women rather badly. So just doing it OK...

An awful lot of thriller writers write women rather badly. So just doing it OK...

World War II is the greatest drama in human history, the biggest war ever and...

World War II is the greatest drama in human history, the biggest war ever and...

I use a professional researcher in New York who does all the legwork, all that...

I use a professional researcher in New York who does all the legwork, all that...