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Life's Not Some Slot Machine In An Arcade With A Sign That Flashes Up Saying 'i'm Sorry, You Have Been Killed. Would You Like Another Go?' But We Might Get Put Through The Same Test Each Time, Get Faced With The Same Situations Until We've Learned How To Cope.

Obviously I Don't Have Whatever It Is You Need To Be A Successful Writer.

The Crime Genre's Always Been Regarded Very Well By The Literary End Of The Book World, Whereas Horror, Although It Had That Spell In The Late Eighties, By And Large, It's Sort Of Ghetto-ized, And Considered To Be Exploited Literature.

There's A Really Classic Cliche Every Time You Switch The Tv On - You See Cops Arguing. I Have Spent A Day A Week For Many Years In The Presence Of Police And I Have Never Seen Them Argue. It's A Military Hierarchy. They Do What They're Told. There's No Bickering.

Music Is An Important Part Of My Writing Process.