"The nicest notes I've received from readers are those that tell me I've gotten them back into reading for entertainment. For me, there is no greater compliment."
Quotes by Jeff Abbott
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"No one forces me, or any other writer, to sell a film option on the books. If you don't want to run the risk that the filmmakers may adapt your work in a way you don't like, then you don't sell the option. You know when you sell it that they will have to make some changes, just because film and TV are different media than books."
"It's not at all uncommon for a writer to get a ton of publicity for one book and then not get as much for the next one. I don't worry about that because I try to worry about the one single part of the job I can control: the writing of the book. If I do that well, I feel, good tidings generally will follow and readers will stick with me."
"I want to be a writer you can always depend on for a good read during your vacation, during your flight, during a time in your life when you want to forget the world around you."
"I believe the most intricate plot won't matter much to readers if they don't care about the characters, especially in a series. So I try to focus hard on making each character, whether villain or hero, have an interesting flaw that readers can relate to."
"I outline in some detail, but even after the outline is done I often get a new idea that is an improvement, so the outline is a living, breathing thing as well. I also re-outline when I'm two-thirds done, to be sure that there is an emotional payoff from all the plot lines and to be sure the story is as tight as it can be."
"I do think Austin is a great town for writers; we have a lot of them here. But I grew up in Austin, and so I didn't move here because it was a creative mecca; I was just lucky to live here."
"Wisdom principle 103 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 62."
"Wisdom principle 98 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 59."
"Wisdom principle 93 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 56."
"Wisdom principle 88 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 53."
"Wisdom principle 83 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 50."
"Wisdom principle 78 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 47."
"Wisdom principle 73 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 44."
"Wisdom principle 68 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 41."
"Wisdom principle 63 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 38."
"Wisdom principle 58 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 35."
"Wisdom principle 53 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 32."
"Wisdom principle 48 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 29."
"Wisdom principle 43 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 26."