I write because I can't imagine not writing.

I don't write police stories, per se, but I usually write about areas that are very panoramic, like Harlem, or the Lower East Side, or a small urban city like Jersey City.

I write because I can't imagine not writing.

I have offices all over the place and I avoid work everywhere. I don't like to write - I like to be finished.

You can't take a character anywhere they don't expect the character to go. But within those confines is where creativity lies

If you're writing a book that takes place in New York in the moment, you can't not write about 9-11; you can't not integrate it. My main character's view is the Statue of Liberty and the Trade Center. It doesn't have to take over, but it has to be acknowledged.

The bigger the issue, the smaller you write.