I don't think anyone will believe me, but I've never been pressured by a publisher to churn out a book.

A really good day for me is to write my book for about four hours, go to the writing room for about four hours and then maybe come back to the book to finish the day for a few more hours of it.

That's the irony in the work: the best stories are the worst things that happen. My best times were somebody else's worst.

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

I think the only boundaries are individual and personal. A writer should be free to write about anything he or she wants to, including the twin towers. I have made small references to 9/11 in my past two books.

You can't patch a wounded soul with a Band-Aid.

Action and adventure on land and sea-you can't ask for more. But Robert Kurson raises the ante in Pirate Hunters with an array of mystery and a fleet of colorful characters spanning four centuries. This is a great summer read!