I am a bit of a Dudley Do-Gooder, though, because if I see a car accident or something bad happen, I am one of those idiots who runs toward the problem instead of away from it. Not that I would recommend this behavior.

I have a few unusual fans, as you can imagine, so I try to protect the privacy of my home life.

I think a lot of guys who are on the internet a lot, they're kind of anesthetized to some of the violent language and all that because they see it all the time.

Usually, guys, when something bad happens, they punish someone else.

Ultimately, I'm in control of what's going on in the books, so I can back off, if it's scaring me too much.

Every successful author I know faced crushing rejection early on, and they got back up and kept going.

I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people arent, and as a child, I really liked it.