… because I always think when it comes to red herrings or putting in clues that I either don’t reveal enough, or I reveal too much, and it’s this big neon arrow pointing, ‘Clue, clue, hint, hint!’” When I express surprise that it’s not something that gets easier the more books you have under your belt, he tells me, “It’sactually become more difficult because I do have this reputation now of really sticking the landing with good twists and reveals. I think of one of my favorite movies, which is White Christmas, and—I know that surprises a lot of people, but I love White Christmas—there’s a scene early on when they’re on a train from Florida to Vermont and the conductor says, “Sorry, there’s no more room on this train, but you can sit up in the club car all night.” Yet you never see a single person on that train other than the four main characters. The reason most of my books are written in first person is because I can get into a groove that way where, it sounds strange and method-y, but I can hear the character’s voice in my head, and so it makes writing their words and thoughts and opinions down so much easier and faster than when I do third person.
Author: Amy Jones
Published at: 2025-12-27 21:30:00
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