When you're building a character, or at least when I'm building a character, you start saying, 'How am I going to make people like him?' John Sandford buildcharactermake Change image and share on social
I've always been sort of interested in the rural countryside. Things happen out there that are very strange to city dwellers. John Sandford citycountrysidedweller Change image and share on social
Most people who are trying to write kind of sit in their basements and pull it out of their imaginations. John Sandford basementimaginationkind Change image and share on social
With most of my books, I'll actually go out and look at the setting. If you describe things carefully, it kind of makes the scene pop. John Sandford bookcarefullydescribe Change image and share on social
These characters are not spontaneous creations. They are engineered down to the last nut and bolt. John Sandford boltcharactercreation Change image and share on social
There's something about marriage that is not as intensely romantic or interesting as a couple's first meeting. John Sandford coupleintenselyinterest Change image and share on social
Most people like a little sex in their novels. John Sandford novelpeoplesex Change image and share on social
Well, I am becoming doddering and old but I have - I'm writing two books a year now. It's like 220,000 words or something like finished, and, honest to God, I can't do that. I really do need the help of, you know, other people working with me. John Sandford 000bookdodder share on social
You have the feeling that if you get a Pulitzer, you're somehow set for life. John Sandford feltlifepulitzer Change image and share on social
Just go outside and look at something and write it down and you'll find it is a very nice piece of writing. John Sandford findnicepiece Change image and share on social
