Reading is by far the most successful pursuit of happiness.
I was tired of secrets, tired of seeing things I was not supposed to see. And so I just cried.
I'm a Christian, and those beliefs occasionally come out in the books.
I always try to tell a good story, one with a compelling plot that will keep the pages turning. That is my first and primary goal. Sometimes I can tackle an issue-homelessness, tobacco litigation, insurance fraud, the death penalty-and wrap a good story around it.
There's always such a rush to judgment. It makes a fair trial hard to get.
Very few writers understand the complex history and maddening social order of the Mississippi Delta. For Steve Yarbrough, though, it's home turf. He is wickedly observant, funny, cynical, evocative, and he possesses a gift that cannot be taught: he can tell a story.