Depending on what I'm working on, I come to the writing desk with entirely different mindsets. When I change form one to the other, it's as if another writer is on the scene.
Readers are what it's all about, aren't they? If not, why am I writing?
Its a matter of style. The Evan Hunter style and the Ed McBain style are very, very different.
The world is made of stairs, and there are those who go up and those who go down.
McKinty is an exciting new talent.
I wanted to be an artist. I was studying art. I wanted to be a great painter. When I went into the Navy, there wasn't much to draw at sea. So I began writing, and I began reading a lot.