David Baldacci (born August 5, 1960) is a bestselling American novelist. Read full biography of David Baldacci →
But if I worried too much about publishers' expectations, I'd probably paralyze myself and not be able to write anything.
I'm a wicked ping-pong player.
In every thriller written about Washington, particularly after 9/11, there are good guys and there are bad guys, and there's no gray area at all.
Some people take 10 years to write a book and some can do one in under a year.
I look for material that both interest me and challenges me. If I am drawn to the material and I have to work hard at it, the characters and the... →