I've always looked upon research as an opportunity to satisfy my curiosity. But the other side of the coin is one must not be so caught up in it that one never gets the book written. Gayle Lynds bookcatchcoin Change image and share on social
Sometimes you get what you want not because it's right or fair or even smart, but because you just don't know any better. Gayle Lynds fairsmart Change image and share on social
For a decade, I was a stay-at-home mom. I sent my husband to his law office, sat on PTA boards and baked cookies - great cookies. All of a sudden, I had no husband, no job, few prospects, and two small children who had grown accustomed to eating. Gayle Lynds accustombakeboard share on social
Look realistically at espionage thrillers again. They're not only alive, readers are excited about them. Gayle Lynds aliveespionageexcite Change image and share on social
You don't want to become guilty of plagiarism by letting someone else's words get inadvertently mixed in with your own. If you do feel the need to paste in a block of research while you're writing, be sure to highlight the copied text in a different color so you can go back and remove or rewrite it entirely later. Gayle Lynds backblockcolor share on social
Writers sometimes ruin a book by adding a lighthearted mood at the wrong moment. Gayle Lynds addbooklightheart Change image and share on social
Our only solace as writers is in the work itself, and perhaps also in a penchant for blissful ignorance that allows us to gamble, to risk, to keep going where others would tote up the odds and stop. Gayle Lynds blissfulgambleignorance Change image and share on social
Pulp paperbacks have always provided a training ground for men, Some of them went on to become respected authors - Dean Koontz, Nelson DeMille and Martin Cruz Smith, for example. Why couldn't a woman? Gayle Lynds authorcruzdean Change image and share on social