< P > P e t e r A b r a h a m s i s t h e a u t h o r o f t h i r t e e n n o v e l s , i n c l u d i n g " T h e T u t o r , " ( B a l l a n t i n e B o o k s ) " A P e r f e c t C r i m e , " ( B a l l a n t i n e B o o k s ) , " T h e F a n " ( F a w c e t t B o o k s ) , a n d m o s t r e c e n t l y , " T h e i r W i l d e s t D r e a m s " ( B a l l a n t i n e B o o k s ) . < / P > < P > K n o w n f o r h i s s h a r p w i t a n d i n c r e d i b l e g i f t f o r k e e p i n g r e a d e r s o n t h e e d g e o f t h e i r s e a t s , A b r a h a m s h a s b e e n e n t e r t a i n i n g r e a d e r s f o r m o r e t h a n t w o d e c a d e s - - s p i n n i n g m u l t i - l a y e r e d t a l e s i n v o l v i n g o r d i n a r y p e o p l e w h o f i n d t h e m s e l v e s i n h o r r i f i c s i t u a t i o n s . N o m i n a t e d f o r t h e E d g a r A w a r d , a n d k n o w n f o r h i s m e m o r a b l e , u n i q u e c h a r a c t e r s , c o l o r f u l w r i t i n g s t y l e , a n d n o n - s t o p s u s p e n s e , P e t e r A b r a h a m s s e e m s t o h a v e i t a l l - - e v e n t h e p r a i s e o f h o r r o r a u t h o r S t e p h e n K i n g . < / P > < P > H e r e i s w h a t h e h a d t o t e l l W r i t e r ' s B r e a k . < / P > < P > T H E I N T E R V I E W < / P > < P > W B : W h a t f o r m a l t r a i n i n g d i d y o u h a v e b e f o r e b e c o m i n g a n a u t h o r ? < / P > < P > P e t e r : I h a d l i t t l e f o r m a l t r a i n i n g . M y m o t h e r - - w h o w r o t e t e l e v i s i o n d r a m a - - t a u g h t m e a l o t a b o u t w r i t i n g w h e n I w a s v e r y y o u n g . F o r e x a m p l e - - d o n ' t u s e l i n k i n g w o r d s b e t w e e n s e n t e n c e s ( h o w e v e r , n e v e r t h e l e s s , e t c . ) , b u t u s e l i n k e d i d e a s , m o o d , r h y t h m . < / P > < P > W B : W h a t ' s a t y p i c a l w r i t i n g d a y l i k e f o r y o u ? < / P > < P > P e t e r : T y p i c a l w r i t i n g d a y - - I d r i v e m y d a u g h t e r t o s c h o o l , h i t t h e g y m , t h e n b r e a k f a s t a n d f i n a l l y t h e o f f i c e , w h e r e I w o r k f r o m a b o u t 1 0 t o 5 . L a t e i n a b o o k I s o m e t i m e s d o m o r e a f t e r d i n n e r . < / P > < P > W B : H o w l o n g d o e s i t t y p i c a l l y t a k e f o r y o u t o c o m p l e t e a n o v e l ? < / P > < P > P e t e r : T h e a c t u a l w r i t i n g o f a b o o k t a k e s m e 5 - 6 m o n t h s i f e v e r y t h i n g i s g o i n g w e l l . I w o u l d n ' t c a l l m y s e l f f a s t , j u s t s t e a d y . < / P > < P > W B : W h a t i n s p i r e d y o u t o w r i t e y o u r l a t e s t n o v e l , T h e i r W i l d e s t D r e a m s ? < / P > < P > P e t e r : I d o n ' t k n o w i f i n s p i r e d i s t h e w o r d . I ' v e o f t e n g o t l i t t l e i d e a s d r i f t i n g a r o u n d i n m y m i n d . I n t h e c a s e o f " T H E I R W I L D E S T D R E A M S , " I w a s t h i n k i n g a s t r u g g l i n g w o m a n a n d a R u s s i a n i m m i g r a n t a n d a h e i s t g o n e b a d . T h e n , o n D o n I m u s ' s r a d i o s h o w , I h e a r d D e l b e r t M c C l i n t o n s i n g i n g a s o n g c a l l e d W h e n R i t a L e a v e s . M o s t o f t h e s t o r y - - M a c k i e , t h e s o u t h w e s t , t h e d u d e r a n c h , B u c k a r o o ' s - - c a m e t o m e i n t h e n e x t f i v e m i n u t e s . < / P > < P > W B : H o w d i d y o u d e c i d e t o b e c o m e a f u l l - t i m e n o v e l i s t ? W h a t w e r e y o u d o i n g b e f o r e ? < / P > < P > P e t e r : T h e s h o r t a n s w e r i s t h a t I f i n a l l y s t a r t e d d o i n g w h a t I w a s d e s i g n e d t o d o . T h e l o n g a n s w e r i s n ' t t h a t i n t e r e s t i n g . E a r l i e r , I w o r k e d i n r a d i o . B e f o r e t h a t , I w a s a s p e a r f i s h e r m a n i n t h e B a h a m a s . < / P > < P > W B : W h a t w o u l d y o u s a y i s t h e b e s t a n d w o r s t a s p e c t s t o t h i s j o b ? < / P > < P > P e t e r : T h e b e s t i s t h a t h a r d - t o - d e s c r i b e p l e a s u r e t h a t c o m e s w i t h m a k i n g s o m e t h i n g o u t o f n o t h i n g . T h e w o r s t ? A t o s s - u p b e t w e e n t h e b u s i n e s s a s p e c t s a n d t h e s o l i t a r y n a t u r e o f t h e j o b . < / P > < P > W B : W h o a r e s o m e o f y o u r f a v o r i t e a u t h o r s ? < / P > < P > P e t e r : L o t s o f d e a d f a v o r i t e s , a n d a f e w l i v i n g o n e s , i n c l u d i n g S t e p h e n K i n g a n d S a u l B e l l o w . < / P > < P > W B : W h a t c a n f a n s e x p e c t f r o m y o u n e x t ? < / P > < P > P e t e r : M y n e x t b o o k , " O B L I V I O N , " c o m e s o u t n e x t y e a r . I t ' s m y f i r s t d e t e c t i v e n o v e l . I t h i n k I c a n s a f e l y s a y t h a t t h e d e t e c t i v e , N i c k P e t r o v , f a c e s c h a l l e n g e s u n l i k e a n y p r e v i o u s f i c t i o n a l d e t e c t i v e . I ' m a l s o i n v o l v e d i n a n o t h e r n e w t h i n g f o r m e - - a y o u n g a d u l t m y s t e r y s e r i e s t h a t I ' m r e a l l y e x c i t e d a b o u t . < / P > < P > W B : D o y o u d o a l o t o f r e s e a r c h f o r y o u r b o o k s ? < / P > < P > P e t e r : R e s e a r c h - - i t d e p e n d s w h a t y o u m e a n . A l o t o f i t j u s t c o m e s f r o m l i v i n g . B u t a s f o r a l l t h e l i t t l e f a c t s , I d o w h a t I h a v e t o t o g e t t h e m r i g h t . I v i s i t p l a c e s I w r i t e a b o u t - - s o m e , l i k e s o u t h e r n A r i z o n a i n " T h e i r W i l d e s t D r e a m s , " h a v e a d e e p e f f e c t o n m e . < / P > < P > W B : W h a t w o u l d y o u l i k e t o d o i f y o u w e r e n ' t a n o v e l i s t ? < / P > < P > P e t e r : I f I w a s n ' t a n o v e l i s t , I ' d l i k e t o b e a m u s i c i a n . < / P > < P > W B : W h a t a d v i c e w o u l d y o u g i v e t o a s p i r i n g w r i t e r s ? < / P > < P > P e t e r : M y a d v i c e t o w r i t e r s , a t l e a s t t h o s e o f t h e n a r r a t i v e k i n d : D o n ' t w a t c h T V . T h e r e ' s n o t h i n g f o r y o u t h e r e . < / P >
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