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 More Quotes by Hank Phillippi Ryan More Quotes From Hank Phillippi Ryan At the core of investigative journalism is exactly the same thing that drives a page-turning thriller: telling a great story. Hank Phillippi Ryan pages-turning journalism stories My workday is non-stop break-neck high stakes and high pressure. Every day. Hank Phillippi Ryan necks break pressure 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
