My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story.
Unfortunately for novelists, real life is getting way too funny and far-fetched.
Mickey Cray had been out of work ever since a dead iguana fell from a palm tree and hit him on the head.
Sunset on the water ought to be a quiet and easy time, but I guess some people can't stand a little silence.
and in the meantime don't jump to conclusions.
I never laugh or smile when I am writing. When I come home for lunch after writing all morning, my wife says I look like I just came home from a funeral. This is not bragging. This is an illness.