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Thomas Perry

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

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

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Thomas Perry
"If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something - a character sketch, a monologue, a description of some sight, or even just a list of ideas."

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

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Thomas Perry
"I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a good enough idea - something I've figured out about her that's news and that's worth a reader's time."

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"It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering."

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"I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing."

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"What I look for in any character, good or bad, is whether I can hear him speak. If I can imagine him that clearly, then I can write about him."

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"Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities."

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

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Thomas Perry
"I don't think the problem is that people don't read enough mystery books, but that people don't read."

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