When I Am So Intensely

I View People Two Ways. They're Either Eye-for-an-eye People Or They Are Turn-the-cheek People.

How I Work Is That I Write A Story I'd Like To Read. Then You Fly To Paris Or Sydney And The Interviewers Talk About The Greater Significance Of Your Work.

Deep In My Heart It Still Feels Like I'm A Journalist Even Though I Haven't Worked For A Paper And Carried A Press Pass For 14 Years.

I Don't Miss Being A Reporter As A Job, But I Do Miss The Everyday Interaction With The Front Line Of Law Enforcement. I Still Have A Cadre Of Cops Who Keep Me Up To Date, But I Don't Have The Access I Used To.

The Built-in Form Is A Window Frame. You Can Use This Genre [crime Fiction] To Go Where You Want To Go, And Explore What You Want To Explore. In Some Ways It Gives You A Lot Of Freedom Because You Have A Framework Readers Are Looking For.