As A Reporter, You Develop An Ear

I'm Always Looking At Ways Of Shaking Up The Writing Experience Because I Think It Helps.

I've Been Able To Write At Least One Book A Year For 20 Years, And I Don't Think I Would've Had That Kind Of Drive If I Hadn't Come Out Of The Journalism Business.

Maybe It Has Something To Do With Being A Reporter For A Long Time That I Don't Look To Newspapers And Television And So Forth For Inspiration Most Of The Time.

I Was Enamored Of Detectives As A Teenager. I Liked What They Did - Piecing Things Together, Thinking About Situations. But To Get There? Eight To Ten Years In A Patrol Car? I Didn't Have That In Me. I Didn't Want To Tell People What To Do.

I Never Miss L.a. Because I'm There Enough.