I Don't Have A Favorite. I Need

I Always Think I Know The Way A Novel Will Go. I Write Maps On Oversized Art Pads Like The Kind I Carried Around In College When I Was Earnest About Drawing. I Need To Have Some Idea Of The Shape Of The Novel, Where Its Headed, So That I Can Proceed With Confidence. But The Truth Is My Characters Start Doing And Saying Things I Don't Expect.

The Intricacy Of Plotting A Thriller Is Akin To Writing Formal Poetry.

Is It Wrong To Kill Something That Wants To Kill You?

She Let Him Go Once. Every Day Demands That She Release Him Over And Over Again.

If I'd Learned Nothing Else, It Was This: If You Want To Be A Great Writer, Be A Man. If You Can't Be A Man, Write Like One.