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Six Seconds is a great read. ...

Six Seconds is a great read. Echoing Ludlum and Forsythe, author Mofina has penned a big, solid international thriller that grabs your gut -- and your heart -- in the opening scenes and never lets go.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

I was editor of my high schoo...

I was editor of my high school literary magazine and a reporter for the school newspaper.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

When it comes time to write t...

When it comes time to write the book itself I'll shut the lights out, picture the scene I'm about to write then close my eyes and go at it. Yes, I can touch type.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

The outline is 95 percent of ...

The outline is 95 percent of the book. Then I sit down and write, and that's the easy part.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

Trying to write books with a ...

Trying to write books with a subject matter or in a genre or style you're not familiar with is the best way to find the Big Block looming.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

It means working harder to do...

It means working harder to do the research but I don't really mind - I don't think I have what it takes to chase criminals through back alleys and wade through blood at crime scenes.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

I've often said that there's ...

I've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block; the problem is idea block.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

My books are primarily plot d...

My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers can care about.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

Of course, all writers draw u...

Of course, all writers draw upon their personal experiences in describing day-to-day life and human relationships, but I tend to keep my own experiences largely separate from my stories.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

If you have a craftsman's com...

If you have a craftsman's command of the language and basic writing techniques you'll be able to write - as long as you know what you want to say.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

The easy answer is that writi...

The easy answer is that writing novels is a lot more fun than practicing law.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

I like the way words go toget...

I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

Generally my typical books ha...

Generally my typical books have lots of twists and turns a big surprise ending and then usually another surprise at the end and ideally, as in Garden of Beasts, we get to the very end and we find at the last few pages that there's yet another surprise.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

I liked the challenge of writ...

I liked the challenge of writing in a very concise structure in which both meaning and form are important.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

Hardcover books are fairly ex...

Hardcover books are fairly expensive these days and to read one requires a significant commitment of time in our busy society. So I want to make sure that when readers buy one of my books they get something they're familiar with.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

I write pretty much anywhere ...

I write pretty much anywhere - on planes, in hotel rooms, anywhere in my house.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

Of course, I write crime stor...

Of course, I write crime stories, and I have to describe violence and the aftermath of violence.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

You think publishing is tough...

You think publishing is tough but the music world is ten times tougher.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

The recent fascination, I thi...

The recent fascination, I think, reflects the shift in approach by law enforcement officials to embrace technology as wholeheartedly as the rest of the world.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

Too much screaming in Congres...

Too much screaming in Congress. Too much screaming everywhere.

Jeffery Deaver 74 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....