Movies have influenced all writers, not just thriller writers.

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The thriller is the most popular literary genre of the 20th century.

The thriller is the most popular literary genre of the 20th century.

Be a perfectionist.

Be a perfectionist.

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...

A very good editor is almost a collaborator.

A very good editor is almost a collaborator.

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...

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...

Most of my stories have some basis in fact.

Most of my stories have some basis in fact.

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,...

I don't think there's any great mystery to writing female characters, so long as you...

I don't think there's any great mystery to writing female characters, so long as you...

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...

I enjoy learning technical details.

I enjoy learning technical details.

Culture clash is terrific drama.

Culture clash is terrific drama.

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...

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...

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.

When I'm writing a woman character, I don't think, 'What would a woman do?' I...

When I'm writing a woman character, I don't think, 'What would a woman do?' I...

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...

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,...

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...

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...