I Was A Lawyer For 10 Years

I Learned That Lesson A Long Time Ago. When You Write Popular Fiction, You're Going To Get Bashed By Critics.

I Earned My First Steady Paycheck Watering Rose Bushes At A Nursery For A Dollar An Hour.

Stephen King Reached Out To Me Twenty-five Years Ago And Taught Me Some Valuable Lessons. In Return, I've Tried To Be Generous With My Time Over The Years With Young Writers. I've Given Them My Email And Said If You Need Someone To Talk To, I've Been Through It.

I'm A Christian, And Those Beliefs Occasionally Come Out In The Books.

Mr. Buckley, Let Me Explain It This Way. And I'll Do So Very Carefully & Slowly So That Even You Will Understand It. If I Was The Sheriff, I Would Not Have Arrested Him. If I Was On The Grand Jury, I Would Not Have Indicted Him. If I Was The Judge, I Would Not Try Him. If I Was The D.a., I Would Not Prosecute Him. If I Was On The Trial Jury, I Would Vote To Give Him A Key To The City, A Plaque To Hang On His Wall, & I Would Send Him Home To His Family. And, Mr. Buckley, If My Daughter Is Ever Raped, I Hope I Have The Guts To Do What He Did.