33 Quotes by Jeff Abbott

If it’s broken, it can be fixed.

There is a time on every job where you say, screw caution. I’m not foolhardy. I’m not stupid. But sometimes you have to be the battering ram.

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.

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.

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.

Read heavily in the area where you want to write. Be aware of what’s selling and what’s doing well but don’t try to write to market trends; they are fleeting.