I think books with weak or translucent plots can survive if the character being drawn along the path is rich, interesting and multi-faceted. The opposite is not true.

...it is how a person goes about quenching his desires or living with them unrequited that the readers get a glimpse of his true character.

I've sold 11 of my books to Hollywood. There are all kinds of my books on shelves in Hollywood because the scripts didn't capture the characters.

I think there's a general misconception that anything written quickly lacks quality, and I don't believe that.

The writing ethic was influenced - when you have to write every day, there's no such thing as writer's block.

There is no client as scary as an innocent man.

The characters I write about are very internal.