These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there from here.

The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?

When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with. I rarely make any major changes.

People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the sake of a story.

I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort.

The curse of comic book adaptations, when I was younger, was that the director or producer would go, "Don't worry about it, it's just a comic book."

I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core.