Writing is what I do. It's what makes me tick. Michael Robotham maketickwrite Change image and share on social
I'm very critical of crime novels that use gratuitous violence to shock readers when it isn't necessary. If that's all you have to offer as a writer, perhaps you're in the wrong job. Michael Robotham crimecriticalgratuitous Change image and share on social
Everybody you work with has their own voice, and if you do your job well enough, even their closest friends or their partner of 40 years isn't going to recognise the fingerprints of a ghostwriter. Michael Robotham closefingerprintfriend Change image and share on social
I believe that if the story is fleshed out and the characters more believable, the reader is more likely to take the journey with them. In addition, the plot can be more complex. My characters are very real to me, and I want each of my characters to be different. Michael Robotham additionbelievablecharacter share on social
I'd like to set a story in Australia, but I would need to feel confident my German and U.S. readers, for example, would stay with me. Michael Robotham australiaconfidentfeel Change image and share on social
I'm very fortunate to be doing what I dreamed of, what I love. So few people get that opportunity. So while people continue liking what I write, I'm going to happily continue. Michael Robotham continuedreamfortunate Change image and share on social
I often joke that I could write 'War and Peace' and make it sound like Geri Halliwell wrote it. Michael Robotham gerihalliwelljoke Change image and share on social
A perfect hero is about as boring as a perfect marriage. Michael Robotham boreheromarriage Change image and share on social
I normally write in the first person, and my narrators are as real to me as any of the people I have worked with. They live and breathe in my imagination. Michael Robotham breatheimaginationlive Change image and share on social
I normally sleep very well, but when I do have bad dreams, they always involve my children. Michael Robotham badchilddream Change image and share on social
