The worst violence we can do to each other often is psychological, especially in families. I dwell a lot on domestic danger. That's the backdrop of most of my novels - what kind of damage is done without ever lifting a finger. Lisa Unger backdropbaddamage share on social
I read 'Rebecca' when I was a teenager and was swept away by the powerful voice, the gut wrenching suspense and the dark, twisted love story at its center. Lisa Unger centerdarkgut Change image and share on social
Of course, like all organic processes, there is an ebb and a flow to writing. One does not exist without the other. The writer needs to be vigilant in protecting both, confident in the knowledge that the village will be there when we choose, finally, to open the door. Lisa Unger chooseconfidentdoor share on social
Everything is autobiographical, and nothing is autobiographical. That's fiction. Lisa Unger autobiographicalfiction Change image and share on social
The business of writing a novel is a long, meandering road into the self, into the imagination. And it's a road the writer travels alone. Lisa Unger businessimaginationlong Change image and share on social
There's a village in my computer - friends, fans, readers, and colleagues. It's a populous, sometimes chaotic little burg always bustling with news, gossip, opinions and potential excitement. Lisa Unger burgbustlechaotic Change image and share on social
I've always had this in a kind of worst-case dark imagination. I want to know what the dark form in the window is. I want to know what the noise under the staircase is. Lisa Unger badcasedark Change image and share on social
'In Cold Blood' is not a thriller at all, really. It is, however, the first work of its kind: a true crime book that reads like fiction. Lisa Unger bloodbookcold Change image and share on social
I love a big, character-rich story with a dark heart, with a compelling mystery or some kind of ticking clock at its center. I want to be lured in by prose, captured by character, and bound by stellar plotting to keep turning the pages. Lisa Unger bigbindcapture share on social
