I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.
I went and looked at one of these great cathedrals one day, and I was blown away by it. From there I became interested in how cathedrals were built, and from there I became interested in the society that built the medieval cathedral. It occurred to me at some point that the story of the building of a cathedral could be a great popular novel.
My favorite period is World War II, and I'm in the middle of writing my fourth novel set in that era.
Thrillers have been traditionally very masculine books; the women characters often rather decorative.
Movies have influenced all writers, not just thriller writers.
Culture clash is terrific drama.
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