I often will write a scene from three different points of view to find out which has the most tension and which way I'm able to conceal the information I'm trying to conceal. And that is, at the end of the day, what writing suspense is all about. Dan Brown
I think of my books now as suspense novels, usually with a love story incorporated. They're absolutely a lot harder to write than romances. They take more plotting and real character development. Sandra Brown
Show me a character whose life arouses my curiosity, and my flesh begins crawling with suspense. Fawn M. Brodie
The suspense of a novel is not only in the reader, but in the novelist, who is intensely curious about what will happen to the hero. Mary McCarthy
We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the hero of your own story. Mary McCarthy
You have to go out of your way as a suspense novelist to find situations where the protagonists are somewhat helpless and in real danger. Nelson DeMille