Changing writing styles is like an actor taking on a different part.

Changing writing styles is like an actor taking on a different part.

Its a matter of style. The Evan Hunter style and the Ed McBain style are very, very different.

I have a book coming out in September, for example, where the plot concerns counterfeiting, and I had to do a lot of research on that. Or on any legal matters, for example, I have to do a lot of research online.

I've never been a cop nor hope to be a cop, thanks.

I never take ideas from the headlines. I feel that if a story is good enough, a real story that is, then it's already been covered by the media, and if it's not good enough, why would I want to bother with it?

The world is made of stairs, and there are those who go up and those who go down.