I enjoy learning technical details.

I aim to be translucent, so you don't notice the words, just their meaning. I haven't much insight into people's motivations.

The research is the easiest. The outline is the most fun. The first draft is the hardest, because every word of the outline has to be fleshed out. The rewrite is very satisfying.

I have quite a few different Bibles. Having rejected my parents' religion, I still think the King James Bible is the most important work of literature in English. None of us can help being influenced by it.

I started writing stories in my spare time.

I want to tell a story that makes the reader always want to see what will happen next.

I like to create imaginary characters and events around a real historical situation. I want readers to feel: OK, this probably didn't happen, but it might have.