My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: when you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.

There are 500 million people on Facebook, but what are they saying to each other? Not much.

I spent most of my dough on booze, broads and boats and the rest I wasted.

I'm not going to write for posterity. I'm going to write to make a buck.

I don't judge in my books. I don't have to have the antagonist get shot or the protagonist win. It's just how it comes out. I'm just telling a story.

I have fun writing. I don't make it a chore. I don't have to struggle with it.

If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.