At the core of investigative journalism is exactly the same thing that drives a page-turning thriller: telling a great story. Hank Phillippi Ryan More Quotes by Hank Phillippi Ryan More Quotes From Hank Phillippi Ryan My workday is non-stop break-neck high stakes and high pressure. Every day. Hank Phillippi Ryan necks break pressure Each day is a surprise - and each day I learn something wonderful and new. Both in writing thrillers and in reporting the news, I work to change the world a little bit. I want readers - and viewers - to be surprised and captivated and even inspired. Hank Phillippi Ryan news each-day writing If you take real-life circumstances and take out all the pauses then you have a thriller. It has to be non-stop, high stakes and fascinating all the time. Real life is like that from time to time. Hank Phillippi Ryan thrillers life-is-like real In crime fiction, I just don't write the parts that aren't a thriller and it's exactly the same in my TV reporting - I distill the essence of the story until it's only the jewels of the tale - and leave in only the most compelling and exciting parts. Hank Phillippi Ryan essence jewels writing
