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William Landay Quotes
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William Landay
American
Novelist
Born:
1963
Am
Books
Ever
Just
Me
Time
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When I was 30 or so - by that time I had become an assistant D.A. - I decided I would try to write a novel. To be clear: I did not decide to become a novelist. Honestly, it never crossed my mind that I could actually earn a living as a professional novelist.
William Landay
Time
Try
Mind
Become
Living
Honestly
Earn
Would
Crossed
Could
Write
Never
Had
Clear
Did
Decide
Decided
Professional
Novel
Novelist
Actually
Assistant
I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me.
William Landay
Me
Mind
Please
Books
Write
Particular
Audience
Just
Ever
Crime and legal stories, broadly speaking, are just where my interest happens to lie.
William Landay
Legal
Lie
Crime
Just
Where
Stories
Happens
Interest
Speaking
Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.
William Landay
Good
Conflict
High
Good Stories
Driven
Tension
Stories
Stakes
Well, I outline fanatically. I am a long thinker and a slow writer, though I am trying to get faster.
William Landay
Slow
Long
Faster
Though
Outline
Writer
Well
Am
Get
Trying
Thinker
Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head.
William Landay
Nature
Personality
Plotting
Head
Am
Meticulous
Reflects
Anything
Happens
Pop
Imagine
Careful
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