There are cities that get by on their good looks, offer climate and scenery, views of mountains or oceans, rockbound or with palm trees. And there are cities like Detroit that have to work for a living.

Skip the boring parts.

To me, a book is a book, an electronic device is not, and love of books was the reason I started writing.

I want the reader to know what's going on. So there's never a mystery in my books.

Everyone has his own sound. I'm not going to presume how to tell anybody how to write.

To me, writing is the most fun. It's not always fun, but finally when you make it come out the way you want, it's then you can say, 'It's fun, boy.'

I don’t think writers compete, I think they’re all doing separate things in their own style.