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

I have no plans to use the Internet as the main subject of a novel.

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

I don't like mysteries, which is why I want to solve them. It bothers me that there are things I don't know.

I've always been fascinated by the Gold Coast. The homes themselves are spectacular, unlike anything you'll see other than in Newport, Bar Harbor or Palm Beach. It's a very special area that, because of local demographics, is not going to survive much longer.

Most of my books are about contemporary subjects, and the world changes so fast that I'm lucky when events haven't overtaken the book I'm writing at the moment.

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