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

But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a justification for his actions that is convincing to him. It's fun to give these people voices.

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

I don't have dry seasons, because I don't allow them.

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.

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

I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it.