Trying to write books with a subject matter or in a genre or style you're not familiar with is the best way to find the Big Block looming.

I think a lot of young aspiring writers get misdirected; they think 'I ought to write this, even though I enjoy reading that'. What you have to do is write what you enjoy reading.

My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers can care about.

When you work alone, you need to socialize at some level.

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

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

Six Seconds is a great read. Echoing Ludlum and Forsythe, author Mofina has penned a big, solid international thriller that grabs your gut -- and your heart -- in the opening scenes and never lets go.