Hard words are for fools and cowards.
I got into reading a lot of noir and a lot of thrillers as well, and I really admired the plotting about those and the way that they can surprise you. And obviously to surprise people and to have twists in the tale, you have to plan quite carefully.
It's hard to stay calm when you're terrified, helpless, alone, at the mercy of men with no mercy at all.
A whole new thing. A forging of the humble parts of bread and cheese into a greater whole. I call it...a cheese-trap.
'The Blade Itself' was my first book. Probably I should've tried a few short stories first, but for some reason I decided to begin with Everest.
Sometimes when I'm really enjoying a book, I'll read a sentence or paragraph and just think - how can someone's head be wired in such a way that they'd come up with that?
As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged down in it.
I span the entire geek spectrum.
