“Even if I couldn't get my early novels published, I could still write. I went into newspapers, where I got paid to write every day. If there's a better school for would-be novelists, I don't know what it is.” IfsKnowsWritingStillsWould BeSchoolNovelPaidNewspapersNovelists Author:Linwood Barclay
“Some authors, when starting a novel, imagine a place first. Others, a character starts taking shape in their head. I start with a hook, a situation, a 'what if.” IfsFirstsCharacterSituationNovelImagineShapesStartingWhat IfHook Author:Linwood Barclay
“When I was in my early 20s, my dream was to write mystery novels. I wanted to do what my favourite crime writer, Ross Macdonald, did - crank out a book a year. The only problem - and it was a considerable one - was that I stank.” WritingYearsBookProblemDreamWantedNovelMysteryCrimeFavouriteCrankMystery NovelsEarly 20s Author:Linwood Barclay
