To be a carpenter or a builder or a home inspector, you have to have that kind of visual brain where you… — Nick Petrie Brain Copy Share Image
Character drives the story, and the story drives the book. I don't think about where the action should go, or how much… — Nick Petrie Action Copy Share Image
I don't outline or plan ahead when I write a novel. The more I know about what's going to happen, the less… — Nick Petrie Ahead Copy Share Image
From a purely craft standpoint, a simple character has a single motivation, while complex characters have two or three or more motivations,… — Nick Petrie Character Copy Share Image
I'm most interested in people who've lived life in the extreme, which is what draws me to crime fiction. — Nick Petrie Crime Copy Share Image
It's fun to figure out a way to make something happen that will get the reader involved on a visceral level. When… — Nick Petrie Adrenaline Copy Share Image
I try not to think too much about my writing process - I tend to feel my way forward and find more… — Nick Petrie Find Copy Share Image
I love the beautiful distractions of the world - television and movies, video games, the Internet in general. But I try really… — Nick Petrie Beautiful Copy Share Image
It's odd for me to compare my stuff to Lee Child's, because I'm such of fan of his, and also because it's… — Nick Petrie His Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to the extremes of human behavior, and crime fiction is a great way to explore the lives and… — Nick Petrie Behavior Copy Share Image
I'm not a big believer in the idea of genre - I'm a fan of any writer who can pull me into… — Nick Petrie Big Copy Share Image
I find that I do my best work at the beginning of the day, but I'm rarely in a writing mood when… — Nick Petrie Best Copy Share Image
In crime fiction, I cut my teeth on early Robert Parker, Elmore Leonard, John D. MacDonald, and Alan Furst. I always loved… — Nick Petrie Always Copy Share Image
I try to write about realistic people doing realistic things. Or as close as I can get, given that I'm trying to… — Nick Petrie Books Copy Share Image
Reading good books is one distraction that will help you become a better writer. And writing - that's the thing - writing… — Nick Petrie Bad Copy Share Image
It's interesting what pops out of an author's subconscious when he's not thinking about it. — Nick Petrie About Copy Share Image
