I don't have a favorite. I need different genres at different times.

My work is to know the characters intimately and to tell their story.

As a writer, my main objective is to tell the story urgently - as if whispering it into one ear - and to know the characters intimately.

I try not to divide plot and character. I get to know a character by what they want and fear and how those internal forces play out in their lives.

Writers are socially observant. We find people endlessly fascinating, and real life is mysterious. Sometimes it's hard to stop staring at the strut and squawk of my fellow man. They can be quite inspiring. Sometimes it's hard to stop talking to them to see what in the world they're thinking.

Writers aren't born properly labeled so it is hard to know one when one appears.

So far, I should be calm and more specifically not like that...Anything else? Would you like to do surgery on my personality? How about open-heart surgery? I´ve got some tools