If I were elected President, the first thing I would do would be to set up a Department of Restoring the Bill of Rights. I would have 10,000 people working there.

You have to be a ruthless editor of your own prose. Over the years, I've learned that the best way to incorporate research into the narrative is to turn it into action.

I think Peter Dickinson is hands down the best stylist as a writer and the most interesting storyteller in my genre.

Organizer is kind of a grand term for what I was doing.

When you feel lousy, puppy therapy is indicated.

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs

Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel