Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Sidney Sheldon (1917-2007)


“I try to write my books so the reader can’t put them down,” he explained in a 1982 interview. “I try to construct them so when the reader gets to the end of a chapter, he or she has to read just one more chapter. It’s the technique of the old Saturday afternoon serial: leave the guy hanging on the edge of the cliff at the end of the chapter.”

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sheldon was an old school writer and a good one. R.I.P..

maggie moran said...

I just thought it incredible that he didn't start writing until his fifties.

jmnlman said...

It just shows there's hope for all of us.:) It means I have 25 years to get around to writing that book.

maggie moran said...

So, start taking notes now! ;D