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

I Think The Only Boundaries Are Individual And Personal. A Writer Should Be Free To Write About Anything He Or She Wants To, Including The Twin Towers. I Have Made Small References To 9/11 In My Past Two Books.

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

I'm Going To Have To Be Impressed And Feel Confident In The People I'm Handing A Book To - Or I'm Not Going To Do It. Once You Hand It To Them, You're Out. You Have No Control Over It.

The Best Crime Novels Are Not About How A Detective Works On A Case; They Are About How A Case Works On A Detective.

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.