Drama Quote by Iris Johansen

One key to the distinction between mystery and suspense writing involves the relative positions of hero and reader. In the ideal mystery novel, the…

— Carolyn Wheat

Typically, I have a fairly good grip on the plot of a suspense novel before I set about writing it. I must know beforehand…

— Sandra Brown

I am more of a suspense writer. A mystery writer solves mysteries. I am a high suspense writer.

— Iris Johansen

I often will write a scene from three different points of view to find out which has the most tension and which way I'm…

— Dan Brown

The suspense in a novel is not only in the reader, but in the novelist himself, who is intensely curious too about what will…

— Mary McCarthy

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

— Marge Piercy

The suspense of a novel is not only in the reader, but in the novelist, who is intensely curious about what will happen to…

— Mary McCarthy

The appeal of writing is primarily the investigation of mystery.

— Joyce Carol Oates

Judging by the volume of titles published each year, mystery readers are restless in their pursuit of literary escape. They might travel to far-flung…

— Sarah Weinman

Mystery is an intellectual process... But suspense is essentially an emotional process.

— Alfred Hitchcock

If I really knew how to do good storytelling, I would be a writer. Mystery is not a huge part of it. ... It's…

— Scott Cohen

There are two ways to approach the writing of a mystery novel: adhere to the rules, or break them with glee.

— Sarah Weinman