I don't consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice.

Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry.

There are days when I intentionally don't write. For instance, I never write when I'm traveling, because travel is a situation where I can learn more by looking and listening than by working.

I do like to explore evil characters in my books.

It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering.

All writers are mimics, and I'm not interested in picking up somebody else's style or voice.

Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer.