Of course, all writers draw upon their personal experiences in describing day-to-day life and human relationships, but I tend to keep my own experiences largely separate from my stories. Jeffery Deaver daydescribedraw Change image and share on social
The recent fascination, I think, reflects the shift in approach by law enforcement officials to embrace technology as wholeheartedly as the rest of the world. Jeffery Deaver approachembraceenforcement Change image and share on social
For me a thriller is a very carefully structured story. Jeffery Deaver carefullystorystructure Change image and share on social
Generally my typical books have lots of twists and turns a big surprise ending and then usually another surprise at the end and ideally, as in Garden of Beasts, we get to the very end and we find at the last few pages that there's yet another surprise. Jeffery Deaver beastbigbook share on social
I was editor of my high school literary magazine and a reporter for the school newspaper. Jeffery Deaver editorhighliterary Change image and share on social
Certainly going back to Sherlock Holmes we have a tradition of forensic science featured in detective stories. Jeffery Deaver backdetectivefeature Change image and share on social
When you work alone, you need to socialize at some level. Jeffery Deaver levelsocializework Change image and share on social
In suspense novels even subplots about relationships have to have conflict. Jeffery Deaver conflictnovelrelationship Change image and share on social
I liked the challenge of writing in a very concise structure in which both meaning and form are important. Jeffery Deaver challengeconciseform Change image and share on social
I spend eight months outlining and researching the novel before I begin to write a single word of the prose. Jeffery Deaver beginmonthoutline Change image and share on social
