There is no absolute beginning to any story, after all. There is only the moment you begin watching.

Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head.

We move through time like a man in a rowboat, looking back even as we move forward.

I can't say that I ever actually decided to become a writer. It kind of snuck up on me.

An emotion is a thought, yes, an idea, but it is also a sensation, an ache in your body. Desire, love, hate, fear, repulsion - you feel these things in your muscle and bones, not just in your mind.

Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.

Crime and legal stories, broadly speaking, are just where my interest happens to lie.