To Me, A Book Is A Book,

The Line Of Dialogue Belongs To The Character; The Verb Is The Writer Sticking His Nose In.

I Never See My Bad Guys As Simply Bad. They Want Pretty Much The Same Thing That You And I Want: They Want To Be Happy.

My Characters Have To Talk, Or They're Out. They Audition In Early Scenes. If They Can't Talk, They're Given Less To Do, Or Thrown Out.

It Doesn't Have To Make Sense, It Just Has To Sound Like It Does.

I Don't Judge In My Books. I Don't Have To Have The Antagonist Get Shot Or The Protagonist Win. It's Just How It Comes Out. I'm Just Telling A Story.