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As A Reporter, You Develop An Ear For Dialogue Because It's Your Job To Capture It Accurately.

The Best Crime Novels Are Not About How A Detective Works On A Case; They Are About How A Case Works On A Detective.

The Character Can Never Be Static From Book To Book. People Might Think You Just Come Up With A New Plot And Stick This Guy In. Well, He Has To Be As New As The Plot Every Time.

You Can Fall In Love And Make Love Many Times But There Is Only One Bullet With Your Name Etched On The Side. And If You Are Lucky Enough To Be Shot With That Bullet Then The Wound Never Heals.

To Write More From Memory And To Be More Creative - I Think - Because I Am Still Writing About Los Angeles But I Can't Walk Out My Door And Immediately Drive To Places I Am Writing About. So I Think It Has Been A Very Good Change For Me After 11 Books To Start Writing This Way.