I tend to come up with people more than situations – most of my books start with a character. – Jane Haddam
My husband used to take care of the business part of this, and after he died I found I wasn’t really any good at it. I hate remembering who owes me what and bugging them if they haven’t paid me. – Jane Haddam
The Internet makes it possible for people like me to live the way I do now. Without it, I’d have to be in New York or some other city. I think the Internet is the greatest invention in history after antibiotics. – Jane Haddam
I was the executive editor on a little magazine called Greek Accent, whose only claim to fame is that its art director went on to be the art director of Discover for many years. – Jane Haddam
You’ve either got to find a way to make your continuing characters insteresting without making them maudlin or overwrought, or you’ve got to put more emphasis on the suspects. – Jane Haddam
Everybody is a True Believer. Everybody has a little nugget they’re convinced of that is the opposite of the nugget on the other side. And they’re convinced it’s fact. – Jane Haddam
I really hate those books where the murderer turns out to be somebody you never heard of who pops up in the last chapter. – Jane Haddam
Listen to advice. You don’t know how many writer’s conferences I’ve taught at where at least half the audience fights all the conventions of the field. – Jane Haddam
I’ve been a teacher at the college level, in composition mostly, and I’ve been an editor on magazines. – Jane Haddam
