“I don't think there's any great mystery to writing female characters, so long as you talk to them. If you lived in a monastery and never met any women, maybe it would be difficult.” IfsThinkingWritingLongCharacterWould BeDifficultMysteryMetsFemaleFemale CharactersMonasteries Author:Ken Follett
“My favorite period is World War II, and I'm in the middle of writing my fourth novel set in that era.” WorldWritingWarNovelMiddlePeriodsMy FavoriteErasWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiFourthWorld War I Author:Ken Follett
“When I'm writing a woman character, I don't think, 'What would a woman do?' I just think, 'What would this character do in this situation?” ThinkingWritingCharacterSituation Author:Ken Follett
“We all now tell stories by cutting from one dramatic scene to the next, whereas Victorian novelists felt free to write long passages of undramatic summary.” WritingLongStoriesNextFeltCuttingSceneNovelistsDramaticPassagesVictorianSummary Author:Ken Follett
“I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.” WritingReadingEnjoyEasierResearchReading History Author:Ken Follett
“I started writing stories in my spare time.” WritingStoriesSparesSpare TimeWriting Stories Author:Ken Follett
“An awful lot of thriller writers write women rather badly. So just doing it OK gets a lot of credit.” WritingFearCreditAwfulThrillers Author:Ken Follett
