I had lived in New York since 1996, sometimes in the worst neighborhoods, without even locking my door half the time.
Christopher BollenNow we're in an age of singles. It's actually always been more about singles for most of music history.
Christopher BollenMy dad liked more macho adventure books like Shogun or spy novels. My mother reads murder mysteries. In fact, so does her mother, my grandma. That's where I trace the familial line of murder mystery obsession.
Christopher BollenToday, MTV doesn't play videos anymore, but YouTube certainly has become the next MTV.
Christopher BollenIt is a little out of touch to presume that someone wants to follow your every observation and insight over the course of hundreds of pages without any sort of payoff. That's why writing isn't a one-way street. You have to give something back: an interesting plot, a surprise, a laugh, a moment of tenderness, a mystery for the reader to piece together.
Christopher Bollen