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.

I've worked for law firms, I've worked for corporations, and for the past 20 years, I've been writing working for myself, and believe me it's a lot better. That's a big part of the James Bond panache, that you're responsible, 100 percent responsible, for the success or failure of your mission in life, whatever it is.

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

It's becoming apparent that I like bad boys. That's one of my problems. They've all been bad boys. You're one too. You're a bad boy. But, I think you're a good bad boy.

Readers are paramount. I live to write books for them.

Too much screaming in Congress. Too much screaming everywhere.

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.