Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille
Nelson Richard DeMilleis an American author of action adventure and suspense novels. His novels include Plum Island, The Charm School, and The Gold Coast. DeMille has also written under the pen names Jack Cannon, Kurt Ladner, Ellen Kay and Brad Matthews...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth23 August 1943
writing thinking spy
I think it's more difficult now to write a spy thriller with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Many authors have tried, but few have succeeded in capturing the interest of readers.
writing names someday
I used the pen name because I knew I wanted to write better novels under my own name someday,
writing hobbies made
Writing doesn't leave much time for hobbies, unless you consider that I began writing as a hobby and have made the hobby into a profession.
writing firsts world
The world has gotten smaller and more accessible since I first started writing in the 70's.
kings writing
Stephen King once told me he liked my writing. And that was great.
writing hands pads
I do write my manuscripts by hand, in pencil on legal pads. Then they are typed on a word processor by my typist.
book writing lucky
Most of my books are about contemporary subjects, and the world changes so fast that I'm lucky when events haven't overtaken the book I'm writing at the moment.
writing thinking machines
I like the process of pencil and paper as opposed to a machine. I think the writing is better when it's done in handwriting.
al black contrast cut gently grass lofty marble monumental poignant rising slash slope white
It was no more than a black slash in the ground, a poignant contrast to the lofty white marble and limestone of this monumental city. It was cut into a gently rising slope of grass An al fresco mortuary.
bombing libya necessary raid
It's not always necessary ... I don't always do it. But if something important has happened, and it hasn't been resolved, like this bombing raid on Libya ... I just postulate that.
running fall men
I enjoy the presence of a woman in the house for brief periods of time. They fall into two categories: the organizers and the slobs. There’s probably a third category—the naggers, who try to get you to do things, but I’ve never run into one of those. Oddly, I have no preference regarding oganizers or slobs, as long as they don’t try to pick my clothes for me. Basically, all women are nurturers and healers, and all men are mental patients to varying degrees. It works fine if people stick to their fated roles. But nobody does.
names want use
Mrs. Corey still uses her maiden name for business, or when she wants to pretend she doesn’t know me.
novelists exciting
Lawrence Kelter is an exciting new novelist, who reminds me of an early Robert Ludlum.
war book different
It's much different today than it was during the Cold War. The CIA is not the subject of many books anymore. But that might change, because of international terrorism and Red China.