It's my attempt to remain invisible, not distract the reader from the story with obvious writing.

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

I try to leave out the parts readers skip.

Using adverbs is a mortal sin.

I think any writer is a fool if he doesn't do it for money. There needs to be some kind of incentive in addition to the project. It all goes together. It's fun to sit there and think of characters and get them into action, then be paid for it. I can't believe it when writers tell me 'I don't want to show my work to anybody'.

There's nothing like work to take your mind off your worries.

Don't go into great detail describing places and things, unless you're ­Margaret Atwood and can paint scenes with language. You don't want descriptions that bring the action, the flow of the story, to a standstill.