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Jeff Abbott Biography

Novelist

Jeff Abbott is an American novelist known for his suspense and thriller novels. His works are characterized by complex plots and in-depth character development, which have won him a wide readership.

Evil

Book:Downfall

Source: Downfall

“Keep your head down, avoid all the distractions of being a writer todayall the shifts in the business, all the drama, all the debating about where publishing is goingand write the best story that you can. It sounds a bit glib, but I think this is advice a lot of people are having trouble following right now. It is so hard to focus. But that is the single key to success.”

People Thinking Writing Hard Stories Today Bits Sound Focus Trouble Advice Keys Drama Right Now Following Distraction Publishing Key To Success

Author:Jeff Abbott

“Read heavily in the area where you want to write. Be aware of what's selling and what's doing well but don't try to write to market trends; they are fleeting.”

Want Writing Trying Wells Areas Selling Trends Fleeting

Author:Jeff Abbott

“Criminals are dumb as stumps. If they were smart they could go be investment bankers. Or judges.”

Ifs Judging Smart Investment Criminals Dumb Bankers Stumps

Book:Black Jack Point

Source: Black Jack Point

“There is a time on every job where you say, screw caution. I'm not foolhardy. I'm not stupid. But sometimes you have to be the battering ram.”

Sometimes Jobs Stupid Screws Caution Not Stupid Rams Foolhardy Battering

Author:Jeff Abbott

“If it's broken, it can be fixed.”

Ifs Broken Fixed

Book:Fear

Source: Fear

“An astonishing debut. Brilliantly conceived, masterfully written, Stuart Neville’s THE TWELVE is both a heart-pounding thriller and a stunning examination of responsibility and revenge. He is going to be a major new voice in suspense fiction.”

Heart Voice Fiction Responsibility Written Majors Revenge Suspense Twelve Examination Astonishing Thrillers Stunning Debut Heart Pounding

Author:Jeff Abbott

“I believe the most intricate plot won't matter much to readers if they don't care about the characters, especially in a series. So I try to focus hard on making each character, whether villain or hero, have an interesting flaw that readers can relate to.”

Ifs Trying Believe Matter Hard Character Care I Believe Interesting Focus Reader Hero Series Don't Care Relate Plot Flaws Villain Intricate

Author:Jeff Abbott

“I do think Austin is a great town for writers; we have a lot of them here. But I grew up in Austin, and so I didn't move here because it was a creative mecca; I was just lucky to live here.”

Thinking Moving Creative Grew Lucky Grew Up Towns Austin Mecca

Author:Jeff Abbott

“I want to be a writer you can always depend on for a good read during your vacation, during your flight, during a time in your life when you want to forget the world around you.”

World Want Forget Depends Flight Vacation Good Reads Forget The World

Author:Jeff Abbott

“It's not at all uncommon for a writer to get a ton of publicity for one book and then not get as much for the next one. I don't worry about that because I try to worry about the one single part of the job I can control: the writing of the book. If I do that well, I feel, good tidings generally will follow and readers will stick with me.”

Ifs Feels Writing Trying Wells I Can Book Jobs Next Worry Reader Sticks Feel Good Publicity Uncommon The Next One I Feel Good Tidings

Author:Jeff Abbott

“No one forces me, or any other writer, to sell a film option on the books. If you don't want to run the risk that the filmmakers may adapt your work in a way you don't like, then you don't sell the option. You know when you sell it that they will have to make some changes, just because film and TV are different media than books.”

Ifs Knows Way Want May Book Different Running Film Force Risk Media Tvs Sells Filmmaker

Author:Jeff Abbott

“The nicest notes I've received from readers are those that tell me I've gotten them back into reading for entertainment. For me, there is no greater compliment.”

Reading Greater Reader Notes Entertainment Compliment

Author:Jeff Abbott

About the Author

Born: January 1, 1963
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 13

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