I spend a huge amount of time writing about the book instead of writing the actual text. — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
If you can't figure out how to make the beginning of your book compelling, you're probably not writing a compelling book. — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
Although I did admire David Foster Wallace's final unfinished novel about boredom, I'm no DFW, and I want my books to be… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
Whatever's good about your book should be good on page 1, or very few editors are going to get to page 2. — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
Every book that doesn't first have to get past a gatekeeper or two, or 10, before being put in front of the… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
A writer can spend a decade working obsessively on a novel, but in the commerce of publishing, many of the most important… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“They were ticking off items on a to-do list that was magnet-attached to the fridge. There were nineteen items on the list. They'd crossed… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
Lexicon grabbed me with the opening lines, and never let go. An absolutely thrilling story, featuring an array of compelling characters in an eerily… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“You talking about computer weaknesses?" "Yes. But also human weaknesses." "Meaning what?" "Meaning the types of weaknesses that make humans let down their guard.… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“She didn’t want to give the murder-pornography frame by frame. Didn’t want to recite her route across Manhattan, the length of the knife blade… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
In 'The Travelers,' everyone is defined by his or her relationship to work. I put each character on a different rung of the ladder:… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“It was impossible to understand how brief it is. It seemed like youth would last so long; it would last forever. But it's just… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“Back before her life had begun to unravel. Or before she knew it was unraveling.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“I thought you make your living as a thief." "No," he said. "That’s what I do for fun.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
There's so much published by so many different publishers. Most of the time, I don't have to confront that, but walking into a conference… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“Circumstantial evidence may not be enough to convict. But it’s almost always enough to reveal the truth. Isn’t it?” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“It hasn't taken long to find herself thinking that people are watching. And that they always have been, all the time. It was only… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
