If The System Turns Away From The

To Write More From Memory And To Be More Creative - I Think - Because I Am Still Writing About Los Angeles But I Can't Walk Out My Door And Immediately Drive To Places I Am Writing About. So I Think It Has Been A Very Good Change For Me After 11 Books To Start Writing This Way.

You Know What I Did After I Wrote My First Novel? I Shut Up And Wrote Twenty-three More.

As A Reporter, You Develop An Ear For Dialogue Because It's Your Job To Capture It Accurately.

Las Vegas Was Like That. There Was A Visceral Attraction Here. The Bold Promise Of Money And Sex. But The First Was A Broken Promise, A Mirage, And The Second Was Fraught With Danger, Expense, Physical And Mental Risk. It Was Where The Real Gambling Took Place In This Town.

The Character Can Never Be Static From Book To Book. People Might Think You Just Come Up With A New Plot And Stick This Guy In. Well, He Has To Be As New As The Plot Every Time.