I tend to come up with people more than situations - most of my books start with a character.

Nobody in real life ever takes me seriously.

I've been a teacher at the college level, in composition mostly, and I've been an editor on magazines.

I really hate those books where the murderer turns out to be somebody you never heard of who pops up in the last chapter.

I was the executive editor on a little magazine called Greek Accent, whose only claim to fame is that its art director went on to be the art director of Discover for many years.

I tend to come up with people more than situations - most of my books start with a character.

Logic is a wonderful invention. It is so wonderful, people often mistake it for reason. Reason, however, requires sense. Logic requires only consistency.