In The Shaded Portions Where The Two

Of Course, All Writers Draw Upon Their Personal Experiences In Describing Day-to-day Life And Human Relationships, But I Tend To Keep My Own Experiences Largely Separate From My Stories.

When You Work Alone, You Need To Socialize At Some Level.

In Other Words, The People Who Populate My Books Are More Than Caricatures.

In The Shaded Portions Where The Two Spheres Of Different Lives Meet, Certain Fundamentals- Moods, Loves, Fears, Angers- Can't Be Hidden. That's The Contract.

In General, I Think, Less Is More, And That If A Reader Stops Reading Because A Book Is Too Icky Then I've Failed In My Obligation To The Readers.