Everyone looked pensive, which is good cover-up for clueless.

…made me promise to cut down on the drinking and swearing, which I have. Unfortunately, this has left me dim-witted and nearly speechless.

The world has gotten smaller and more accessible since I first started writing in the 70's.

We're all pilgrims on the same journey but some pilgrims have better road maps.

I do write my manuscripts by hand, in pencil on legal pads. Then they are typed on a word processor by my typist.

I try to end every chapter with an air of suspense. I try to leave the reader wanting to turn the page.

It's much different today than it was during the Cold War. The CIA is not the subject of many books anymore. But that might change, because of international terrorism and Red China.