David Baldacci
David Baldacci
David Baldacci is a bestselling American novelist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth5 August 1960
CityRichmond, VA
CountryUnited States of America
book writing years
Some people take 10 years to write a book and some can do one in under a year.
military writing soldier
The military is a very cool world to write about. I went down to Ft. Benning, Ga., for military training, and I learned a lot about soldiers and officers and why they joined up and what their life has been like.
running appreciation writing
All you have to do [to win a Pulitzer Prize] is spend your life running from one awful place to another, write about every horrible thing you see. The civilized world reads about it, then forgets it, but pats you on the head for doing it and gives you a reward as appreciation for changing nothing.
children writing lap
I can write with a crying child on my lap. I have. Often.
writing vivid-imagination world
I'm ever curious about the world. I'm driven to go out and find new things to write about. Having a vivid imagination is also a plus.
writing expectations able
But if I worried too much about publishers' expectations, I'd probably paralyze myself and not be able to write anything.
two people want
Two people can care for each other but not want the same things.
vivid-imagination world curious
I'm ever curious about the world.
mistake gone reputation
Small mistakes tend to lead to large ones. Ours is a lifetime appoinment, and all you have is your reputation. Once it's gone, it doesn't comeback.
encouragement medicine miracle
The human spirit was the strongest medicine on earth. And sometimes all it needed was a little encouragement to pull off a miracle.
giving heal crap
Time doesn't really heal, it just makes you not to give a crap
running people soul
You know what kind of person it takes to run for President? Not normal. They could start out okay, but by the time they reach that level they've sold their soul to the devil so many times and stomped the guts out of enough people that they are definitely not like you and me, not even close.
trying labels world
It's the hardest thing in the world to put yourself in someone else's place, try to really feel what they feel, figure out why they do the things they do. Especially when it's easier to stick a label on something. Or someone.
people human-nature share
People who have expertise just love to share it. That's human nature.