The England I write about doesn't strike me as the real one. Martha Grimes englandrealstrike Change image and share on social
I'm constantly battling writer's block; it usually takes me two hours to write anything. Martha Grimes battleblockconstantly Change image and share on social
I have readers tell me that I must be bored, but that's not true. I am never bored with the characters. I like them. Martha Grimes borecharacterreader Change image and share on social
I'll see something or hear something. Sometimes, it can be a color. Or a piece of music. Or an image of some kind. I see something, and it has huge emotional weight, although I have no idea why. Martha Grimes coloremotionalhear Change image and share on social
I do read P.D. James because she pays much more attention to character, to a particular atmosphere or setting. But most mystery writers, I think, are controlled by the plot. Martha Grimes atmosphereattentioncharacter Change image and share on social
I don't think I could have just kept writing the 'Richard Jury' books. It wasn't that I was bored or dissatisfied. I just had to write something else. Martha Grimes bookboredissatisfy Change image and share on social
There are people who read Tolstoy or Dostoevski who do not insist that their endings be happy or pleasant or, at least, not be depressing. But if you're writing mysteries - oh, no, you can't have an ending like that. It must be tidy. Martha Grimes depressdostoevskiend share on social
I don't have to hang around a pub, really, to get an idea. I usually visit it once, get the layout, the atmosphere, the feel of it. Martha Grimes atmospherefeelhang Change image and share on social
Writing a mystery is more difficult than other kinds of books because a mystery has a certain framework that must be superimposed over the story. Martha Grimes bookdifficultframework Change image and share on social
