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Chris Pavone

American Novelist

Born: Jul 23, 1968

About Book Job People World Writing

Related authors: Elie Wiesel Ernest Hemingway H. P. Lovecraft James Baldwin John Updike Leo Rosten Nathaniel Hawthorne Richard Bach

Writing is a solitary occupation; we don't really have any colleagues. Chris Pavone

Writing Solitary Colleagues Occupation Any Really

After years of working on books, I eventually took a more business-oriented job, for the same sorts of reasons that most people take most new jobs: fancier title, higher pay, opportunities for advancement. Chris Pavone

If you can't figure out how to make the beginning of your book compelling, you're probably not writing a compelling book. Chris Pavone

You Book Writing Beginning Out Make How Your Figure Compelling

I use an e-reader when I'm traveling: I love carrying dozens of books on a small lightweight device, and I'm still amazed every time I purchase and immediately start reading a new title without leaving my hotel room - in another country! Chris Pavone

Love Time Country Reading Every Every Time Books Immediately Carrying Purchase Small Hotel Hotel Room New Device Lightweight Another Without Still Amazed Leaving Title Room Use Traveling Dozens Start

I give tremendous weight to my positive reviews and none whatsoever to my negative ones. Chris Pavone

Positive Negative Tremendous Give Weight None Reviews Whatsoever

I always wanted to write. But honestly I'm glad I didn't do it back when I was twenty-five or so, when it's now clear to me that I was a very poor writer and could've ruined my career before it even started. Chris Pavone

Me Before Honestly Back Ruined Glad Write Writer Clear Always Very Wanted Poor Even Twenty-Five Now Started Career

As an unpublished, nonprofessional writer working on my first novel, I nevertheless had access to extremely talented people who would help make my manuscript better, people who've made careers out of providing careful, constructive criticism to writers. I'm tremendously grateful to them. Chris Pavone

Grateful People Better Made Criticism Constructive Criticism First Tremendously Extremely Out Would Unpublished Constructive Writer Writers Had Nevertheless Talented Talented People Make Access Providing Them Working Help Who Manuscript Novel Careers Careful

Having 'The Expats' not be 'wholesale-y' rejected by the world made it possible for me to write the second book and have a publisher buy it before it was entirely written. And it made it easier for me and my publisher to get 'The Accident' out into the world without trying to convince people to pay attention to it the way you do for a first novel. Chris Pavone

Buy Me You Book People World Made First Accident Before Pay Pay Attention Way Easier Out Possible Entirely Having Write Written Attention Without Get Trying Convince Novel Publisher Second Rejected

There's so much published by so many different publishers. Most of the time, I don't have to confront that, but walking into a conference center filled with books - and people buying them or not buying them, being interested or not interested in them - that's just overwhelming to me now. Chris Pavone

Time Me People Overwhelming Books Most Walking Conference Just Being Different Center Not Interested Interested Confront Them Much Many Filled Now Published Publishers Buying

I know that 'The Accident' is not a completely accurate reflection of the reality of the book publishing world, which, like nearly any other business, consists mostly of people sitting in small offices staring at computer screens or reading or trying to stay awake in meetings. Chris Pavone

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Who will want to write if writing doesn't pay? Chris Pavone

Writing Will Pay Write Want Who

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