Don't write more than 3 hours at a time. I write three hours in the morning, 9 A.M. - 12 P.M. Other people are best late at night.

I like to write in the mornings, so I try to protect 9 A.M. - 12 P.M. for me. I can drop our older two kids at school then write for a few hours.

Spend more time working before you write page one. Then, the story - at least parts of it - will feel as though it is writing itself.

When I was in college, I wanted to write for 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien,' and I was an intern there.

One of the reasons I write is to be in other people's skin.

I write the best book that I can write each time.