I'm Writing, I'm Using Language,

The Biggest Misconception That People Have About The Literary Life Is The Romance Of It. That A Writer Has This Large World Available To Him Or Her Of People, Of Ideas, Of Experiences, Of Interchange Of Ideas...

I Like To Read Either In Motion Or In Water... I Am Happiest Reading In The Bathtub.

I Think Of Writers As Explorers, Not Necessarily As Detectives. So There Is Certainly Detecting That Is Going On - They're Explorers.

Your Book Grows. The Early Part Of Your Book Is Growing Still While You Are Writing The Later Part Of Your Book.

It Was Mid-november 2008. There Were Pirates Taking Ships With Impunity In African Waters, Terrorists Punching Holes In Indian Security, China Sinking Towards Depression Because Americans Were Afraid To Buy Cheap Goods For Christmas, And The Richest Nation In The History Of The World Was Talking About How To Keep A Budget.