Being afraid Quote by Christopher Rice

I am, after all, a thriller writer. I routinely delve into the darkest chambers of the human heart. I've written about murder, kidnapping, depravity,…

— Harlan Coben

I read what I like to write: romantic suspense. I also love thrillers and novels of suspense, but I can't handle extreme violence and…

— Jayne Ann Krentz

I have never written a book that I wouldn't want to read. The trouble is, I love to read horror, sf, fantasy, mysteries, hero…

— F. Paul Wilson

I don't like writing straight-up thrillers. I like writing about families hurled into crisis and danger - soccer moms and regular dads and husbands…

— Andrew Gross

As for suspense, I like to write books that draw you into the hero's plight from the opening pages, where people put their lives…

— Andrew Gross

If I had stayed purely a horror writer or thriller writer, I might have more of a presence in those particular genres, and I'd…

— Chet Williamson

I would quite like to become a mainstream thriller writer, obviously, because I enjoy writing those stories, and it is the best way to…

— Sarah Pinborough

Suspense is one of the ways you persuade a reader to become engaged and stay engaged with your work.

— Marge Piercy

I define a thriller as a big-stakes, multiple-viewpoint novel involving suspense, action, and mystery, in which the reader doesn't know everything but usually knows…

— F. Paul Wilson

Even though I got a late start, first publishing an essay when I was 50 years old, I've since written eight suspense novels.

— Hallie Ephron

I think that I am profoundly influenced by writers who have explored loss, and longing, and fear. Those influences have turned me into a…

— Christopher Rice

I never studied writing, but I'd always been a reader and had a secret fantasy about being a writer.

— Jon Krakauer