No Way Back Is My Kind Of

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.

I Would Change Very Little Because I Have Been Very, Very Fortunate. A Lot Of Things Fell Into Place For Me Simply By Happenstance. When That Happens You Don't Really Want To Change Anything, Even If You Could. Editorially My Regrets Are Few And For The Most Part Minor. I Look Back On My First Published Book And Think I Held On To It Too Long, Babied It Too Long.

I Wrote My First Real Murder Story As A Journalist For The Daytona Beach News Journal In 1980. It Was About A Body Found In The Woods. Later, The Murder Was Linked To A Serial Killer Who Was Later Caught And Executed For His Crimes.

I Don't Miss Being A Reporter As A Job, But I Do Miss The Everyday Interaction With The Front Line Of Law Enforcement. I Still Have A Cadre Of Cops Who Keep Me Up To Date, But I Don't Have The Access I Used To.

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