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

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

Nobody in real life ever takes me seriously.

I don't make my own schedule - it's constructed around my sons' school schedules.

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

If there is no way out, the best course of action is to find a way further in.