My favorite period is World War II, and I'm in the middle of writing my fourth novel set in that era. Ken Follett Welsh Author More Ken Follett Quotes 1
The research is the easiest. The outline is the most fun. The first draft is the hardest, because every word of the outline has to be fleshed out. The rewrite is very satisfying. Ken Follett Welsh Author More Ken Follett Quotes 0
The thriller is the most popular literary genre of the 20th century. Ken Follett Welsh Author More Ken Follett Quotes 0
There was a very serious communist strain among American intellectuals before the war. America was a more tolerant place in those days, and Communists were not treated as pariahs. That ended with the McCarthy era. Ken Follett Welsh Author More Ken Follett Quotes 0
Thrillers have been traditionally very masculine books; the women characters often rather decorative. Ken Follett Welsh Author More Ken Follett Quotes 0
We all now tell stories by cutting from one dramatic scene to the next, whereas Victorian novelists felt free to write long passages of undramatic summary. Ken Follett Welsh Author More Ken Follett Quotes 0
When I'm writing a woman character, I don't think, 'What would a woman do?' I just think, 'What would this character do in this situation?' Ken Follett Welsh Author More Ken Follett Quotes 0
With hindsight, we see that the Soviet Union never had a chance of world domination, but we didn't know that then. Ken Follett Welsh Author More Ken Follett Quotes 0
World War II is the greatest drama in human history, the biggest war ever and a true battle of good and evil. I imagine writers will continue to get stories from it, and readers will continue to love them, for many more years. Ken Follett Welsh Author More Ken Follett Quotes 0
An awful lot of thriller writers write women rather badly. So just doing it OK gets a lot of credit. Ken Follett Welsh Author More Ken Follett Quotes 0
For success, the author must make the reader care about the destiny of the principals, and sustain this anxiety, or suspense, for about 100,000 words. Ken Follett Welsh Author More Ken Follett Quotes 0
I like to create imaginary characters and events around a real historical situation. I want readers to feel: OK, this probably didn't happen, but it might have. Ken Follett Welsh Author More Ken Follett Quotes 0
In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot. She'll often rescue the male character from some situation. Ken Follett Welsh Author More Ken Follett Quotes 0
James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond. Ken Follett Welsh Author More Ken Follett Quotes 0
Movies have influenced all writers, not just thriller writers. Ken Follett Welsh Author More Ken Follett Quotes 0