Sometimes you can't be what you ought to be, you can't have what you ought to have.

If you have a craftsman's command of the language and basic writing techniques you'll be able to write - as long as you know what you want to say

In general, I think, less is more, and that if a reader stops reading because a book is too icky then I've failed in my obligation to the readers.

Breathtakingly real and utterly compelling, Immoral dishes up page-turning psychological suspense while treating us lucky readers to some of the most literate and stylish writing you'll find anywhere today.

So I work hard to present the human side of my characters while not neglecting the plot.

I've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block, the problem is idea block

I write pretty much anywhere - on planes, in hotel rooms, anywhere in my house.