1. “Writing is storytelling. No matter how you slice it, you're saying, 'Once upon a time.' That's what writing is all about.
2. “As a writer, you paint strokes and leave suggestions so readers can create their own pictures. That allows you to know someone by a small action and it saves countless pages of explanation.
3. “You go to the attic of your mind and rummage around and find something.”
4. “A library is a path to the future – find yours there.”
5. “Approach your lives as if they were novels, with their own heroes, villains, red herrings, and triumphs.”
6. “You’re a fiction writer. Invent, go further, say to yourself, ‘What if?’”
7. “Authenticity of detail gives the ring of truth to a book.”
8. “Suspense by its very nature suggests an express train or a roller coaster. Once on board, you cannot get off until the ride ends. I am committed to the belief that this kind of speedy action is essential to good suspense writing.”
9. “Get it down. Bumble through it. Tell the story. Then when you have 50 or 100 pages typed, you’ve got something to work with.”
10. “If you want to be happy for life, love what you do.
Mary Higgins Clark
Mary Higgins Clark is an American author of suspense and mystery, born December 24th, 1927, The Bronx, New York. She has published 50 + novels and has sold over 100 million copies world wide. She a net worth of $140 million and earns an annual income of $11 million. She is often referred as the Queen of suspense.
“Live your life as if you may lose everything.” ~ Mary Higgins Clark
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