To be a good writer... read a lot and write every day.

We have an obligation to read aloud to our children. To read them things they enjoy. To read to them stories we are already tired of. To do the voices, to make it interesting, and not to stop reading to them just because they learn to read to themselves. Use reading-aloud time as bonding time, as time when no phones are being checked, when the distractions of the world are put aside.

It's always too late for sorries, but I appreciate the sentiment.

Some of the things are the same no matter which world you're in, kid. One of 'em is this: The quickest way out of something is usually straight through it.

You have a very open relationship with your fans." "Yes. We have an open relationship. Obviously they can see other authors if they want, and I can see other readers.

If a Devil is one who dares, when others hold back, then I am happy to play the Devil in this Mystery, boy.

And he waited. It was only for a few seconds, but it felt like a small forever.