I do try not to spend much time reading in the suspense genre.

I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a good enough idea - something I've figured out about her that's news and that's worth a reader's time.

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

Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities.

You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of my characters are alone most of the time, and when they do talk, what they say is mostly lies. That can make for a pretty confusing film.

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.

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