Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way is lost.

There is much to admire in Peter Brett's writing, and his concept is brilliant. There's action and suspense all the way.

The more complex and overwhelming the threat to a protagonist, the better the opportunity for the author to create a compelling conflict and a dramatic resolution.

In bad weather, I spent hours drawing action figures on paper, coloring them, backing them on cardboard, then cutting them out and creating whole stories around their lives.

For a writer, its very attractive to stay in one world for a time.

Deception is mostly a game we play with ourselves.

Might have, could have, may have, should have—the haves and have nots reduced to pointless possibilities.