I Write With As Much Objectivity As

I Like The Sound Of People's Voices, And I Think What A Man Says Can Very Well Tell What He's Thinking, Whether He's Lying Or Not.

I Knew I Wanted To Be A Writer And I Knew If I Had A Wife And Family, I Would Neglect Something, And I Was Afraid It Wouldn't Be The Writing.

I Believe That The Writer Should Tell A Story. I Believe In Plot. I Believe In Creating Characters And Suspense.

In All My Stories And Novels, No One Ever Escapes Louisiana. Maybe That Is Because My Soul Never Left Louisiana, Although My Body Did Go To California.

All Writers Write About The Past, And I Try To Make It Come Alive So You Can See What Happened.