Personally, I'm a lazy kind of guy, and leaving the door open on the mystical saves me work. I don't have to stress my brain trying to explain the unexplainable. It's magic. End of discussion.

Make sure your main characters are likeable. They can be flawed, but your readers need to be able to root for them.

My eyes rolled so far back in my head that I could see myself think

Ranger Smiled. 'You want me to be Superman? Spend the night with me.

How was your day?" Morelli asked me. "Oh, you know, the usual. Stole a truck. Blew up a building, and brought seven monkeys home with me.

As long as he has a house with two bathrooms. I swear to God, I don't care if he's Jack the Ripper.

Its always nice to have a stud muffin at the table.