I sold a bunch of stuff. I sold Omaha Steaks, vacation packages... the worst, though, was Time Life Books, because no one wants Time Life Books. No... →
Adam DeVine
In other words, the people who populate my books are more than caricatures.
Jeffery Deaver
My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers can care... →
Readers are paramount. I live to write books for them.
Trying to write books with a subject matter or in a genre or style you're not familiar with is the best way to find the Big Block looming.
In the early '90s, when I really started to find my voice, I was reading a lot of books, and I was moved by the writers, like Chinua Achebe, and... →
Mos Def
I think the reason working-class people don't write books is because they are encouraged to believe that only certain people are permitted to... →
Len Deighton
All my books are very spiritual. I started out writing what was most natural to me, many years ago, which is religious, because I grew up in the... →
Ted Dekker
I shall always be able to come up with new fantasies. As long as there are people walking around in the street, as long as I have books to read and... →
Samuel R. Delany
My home has a split personality. Some of the rooms are very French antique. Think Aubusson rugs, turquoise ceramic jugs, sandbag pillows, and broken... →
Poppy Delevingne