You think publishing is tough but the music world is ten times tougher.

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.

Ideally, I like to integrate the human issues into the suspense story itself.

In suspense novels even subplots about relationships have to have conflict.

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 was editor of my high school literary magazine and a reporter for the school newspaper.

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