I don't want to put the world to rights... I just don't like people who put the world to wrongs.

Never forget a Favor, Never forgive a Slight!

To fill a small bag means selecting,and choosing, and evaluating. There's no logicial end to that process. Pretty soon I would have a big bag, and then two or three. A month later I'd be like the rest of you.

The key to thrillers is vicarious pleasure.

Practically any Western has a homesteader in trouble, and a mysterious rider shows up off the range, solves the problem over two or three days, and then rides off into the sunset.

It's always tense when you move a character from a book to the screen. Always tense.

I do a little fact checking now and then. Other than that its impact is simply that email has revolutionized communication for me, and my website has built up a community of readers, which is a lot of fun.