Personally, one of the most helpful things I learned was three-act structure. For my first four or so novels, I built the… — Marcus Sakey Books Copy Share Image
“among them Senator Blake Crouch (D-Colo.), who last year became the first gifted member of the US Senate.” — Marcus Sakey Last year Copy Share Image
“I see the method in your madness, but there’s too much madness in your method.” — Marcus Sakey Madness Copy Share Image
“a tidy Folk Victorian, two stories, bright blue, and dotted with windows. A picket fence framed a postage-stamp yard, within which a… — Marcus Sakey Victorian Copy Share Image
“It’s the great equalizer: black or white, male or female, norm or abnorm, the first thing most people do in the morning—before… — Marcus Sakey Black or white Copy Share Image
“The director shook his head. “The world would be a better place if people stopped voting for folksy candidates they could have… — Marcus Sakey Better place Copy Share Image
“You wanted to believe that the sniper had a reason. That he wasn’t just a broken guy who’d been abused by his… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
“He thought of getting out of bed but did not get out of bed. Why? What for? Everyone else seemed to know.… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
“The secret to the game is that beginners—actually, intermediate players, too, and sometimes masters—they tend to look at just the one side.… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
“baggage. You can get a fresh start.” “Yeah. Until the brother of someone I killed sets my house on fire. No, if… — Marcus Sakey Baggage Copy Share Image
The world would be a better place if people stopped voting for folksy candidates they could have a beer with and started… — Marcus Sakey Beer Copy Share Image
“In a minor way it was, he suspected, like Machu Picchu, or the Great Pyramid—a place you always forgot you’d never have… — Marcus Sakey Machu picchu Copy Share Image
“Now she sat on a bench alongside Valerie West, the two of them pretending to be on their lunch. Val was a… — Marcus Sakey Gaze Copy Share Image
“It’s kind of a circle. When people are scared, it’s easy for them to decide anything different is evil. To forget that… — Marcus Sakey Control People Copy Share Image
“A nightmare. What should have been a quiet little operation was now looping on CNN. Drew Peters had immediately played the national-security… — Marcus Sakey Israel Copy Share Image
“What about the guy at the restaurant who tried to kill you? Is he a villain?” “Yes,” Cooper said. “He is. He’s… — Marcus Sakey Bad guy Copy Share Image
“The rats that had once fouled their food became their food. But soon the rats were gone.” — Marcus Sakey Food Copy Share Image
“on; he might not be too late after all. The rain had picked up, and Cooper hurried up the walkway, still wishing… — Marcus Sakey Front door Copy Share Image
“knew what you meant.” “Think about it, Will. That was the end. We’ve seen the whole span, beginning to end. Life to… — Marcus Sakey Every step Copy Share Image
