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

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

These are rules I've picked up along the way to help me remain invisible when I'm writing a book, to help me show rather than tell what's taking place in the story.

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 try to leave out the parts readers skip.

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

I don't get in a position to be frightened. I don't do anything dangerous, and I always pay my bills.