In some ways, a novel isn't as structurally rigorous as a screenplay or a TV show, which have finite real estate. In a novel, you can more deeply illuminate a character's interior and get away with digressions.
I'm one of three brothers.
In a novel, the only budgetary limitations are that of your imagination.
I'm a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy.
Where I came from, no one was a writer.
I've always wanted to write a novel. It's overwhelming and daunting, and it's one of those things that every writer fantasizes about doing.