You Can Only Write By Putting Words

I Think Of My Books Now As Suspense Novels, Usually With A Love Story Incorporated. They're Absolutely A Lot Harder To Write Than Romances. They Take More Plotting And Real Character Development.

For Each Book, There's A Back Story Of Where The Idea Came From. Sometimes It's Derived From A Current Event Or Topic Of Discussion. Often It Begins With A Character. And Often, I Have No Idea What Sparked The Idea. It's Just There.

He Lifted His Gaze To The Framed Photograph Of Tanya And Him Taken On Their Wedding Day. God, She Had Been Lovely. Her Smile Had Come Through Her Eyes Straight From Her Heart. He Had Known Unequivocally That She Loved Him. He Believed To This Day That She Had Died Knowing That He Loved Her. How Could She Not Know? He Had Dedicated His Life To Never Letting Her Doubt It.

I Love Being The Bad Guy, Simply Because I Was Always So Responsible, So Predictable Growing Up.

It Takes Far Less Courage To Cling To The Past Than It Does To Face The Future".