No characters in 'Stay Close,' including the leads, are black and white. I want them to be grey. I think that makes for a much more interesting reading experience, something that will stay with you a little bit longer.

A trial is two narratives competing for your attention.

I've never chased the dollar, I've always chased the reader's heart. I love having more readers. The more people who read it, the more thrilled I am.

Trust is like that. You can break it for a good reason. But it still remains broken.

Genius is a curse. That's how I look at it. Some think that the brilliant comprehend the universe in a way the rest of us can't. They see the world how it truly is—and that reality is so horrible the lose their minds. Clarity leads to insanity.

Hope can be the most wonderful thing in the world or it can crush your heart like an eggshell.

There are three things that make a person a writer: inspiration, perspiration and desperation.