Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience.

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If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in...

If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in...

I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it.

I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it.

I do have to earn a living, so I'm conscious of probable reactions from readers,...

I do have to earn a living, so I'm conscious of probable reactions from readers,...

I don't have dry seasons, because I don't allow them.

I don't have dry seasons, because I don't allow them.

What I look for in any character, good or bad, is whether I can hear...

What I look for in any character, good or bad, is whether I can hear...

Much of what we do in life has a huge component of luck.

Much of what we do in life has a huge component of luck.

I don't consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice.

I don't consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice.

I do hope to bring Jane Whitefield back before too long.

I do hope to bring Jane Whitefield back before too long.

When I write a book, I'm making it the best book I can.

When I write a book, I'm making it the best book I can.

You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of...

You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of...

It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the...

It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the...

If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something...

If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something...

I do like to explore evil characters in my books.

I do like to explore evil characters in my books.

Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer.

Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer.

But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is...

But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is...

Once you have invented a character with three dimensions and a voice, you begin to...

Once you have invented a character with three dimensions and a voice, you begin to...

All writers are mimics, and I'm not interested in picking up somebody else's style or...

All writers are mimics, and I'm not interested in picking up somebody else's style or...

I think we did a great job of putting together a program that would have...

I think we did a great job of putting together a program that would have...

I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a...

I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a...

I do try not to spend much time reading in the suspense genre.

I do try not to spend much time reading in the suspense genre.