Lisa Gardner
Lisa Gardner
Lisa Gardner is an American author of fiction. She is the author of several thrillers including The Killing Hour and The Next Accident. She also wrote romance novels using the pseudonym Alicia Scott. Raised in Hillsboro, Oregon, she graduated from the city's Glencoe High School. Her novel Gone is set in a fictionalized version of Tillamook, Oregon. As of 2007, Gardner lives in New Hampshire...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
unique phones suspense
I'm unique for a suspense author in that I don't have a specialty background. A lot of suspense writers used to be lawyers or crime beat reporters. I didn't even know a cop when I started out. I finally figured out that I could visit prisons - I just had to be willing to make the phone calls.
expectations velvet remember
If you choose to do something, do it with your utmost. And remember, expect nothing and life will be velvet.
thinking together needs
We're all in this together - when one writer succeeds, all writers succeed. I love discovering new authors. I think we need to take care of each other and talk about craft and nurture talent.
fun character thinking
What I loved about romances was the character, and I think I still bring that to my novels. What romance taught me was that the 'who' will always matter more than the 'what.' It's fun to come up with plots, but I want to make sure the reader cares about who it's happening to.
morning new-york phones
When I got my very first phone call that I'd hit the 'New York Times' list, I had a small rush of 'I've made it!' But the next morning, it occurred to me I didn't know what it was, so I called my agent and asked what being a 'New York Times' bestselling author really meant. He informed me that I was now a thousand pound gorilla.
crazy psych done
When it comes to locations, I'm one of those crazy authors who has to see it, touch it, taste it, before I trust myself to recreate it for my readers. Having said that, visiting a locked-down pediatric psych ward was the most intimidating research I've ever done - and I've visited maximum security prisons, shooting galleries, bone collections, etc.
sloppiness youth no-excuses
Youth is no excuse for sloppiness.
trying calm twisted
The only time you're calm, you're centered, you're at peace, is when someone's trying to kill you. And that's just plain twisted.
should wanted saved
Everyone should say what they wanted. It saved time.
details
God was in the details.
thinking differences doctors
You know what the difference between a cardiac surgeon and God is? God doesn't think he's a cardiac surgeon.
thinking suspense appeals
I think one of the appeals of suspense is to safely explore our innermost fears.
night ghost-stories flashlights
I loved ghost stories, creaky staircases, stormy nights. If it guaranteed nightmares I read it by flashlight, after midnight.
crush kings would-be
I have a huge author crush on Stephen King. Have never met him. Would probably embarrass myself. But it would be worth it.