Well, you know, writers just suck up new experiences - we're just like the vacuum cleaners of newness.

For any writers at all, read everything you can and then put your butt in the chair and write. That's all there is to it.

I've often wished when I started a book I knew what was going to happen. I talked to writers who write 80-page outlines, and I'm just in awe of that.

I like sparkly things.

No one would ever like him; he would never be accused of being unfair.

I've written a lot of books now; I've been published for over 30 years. I hope with every book I learn something new, and with every new novel I try to improve the process of writing.