Bad Guys Are Not Bad Guys Twenty-four

Don't Worry About What Your Mother Thinks Of Your Language.

My Characters Have To Talk, Or They're Out. They Audition In Early Scenes. If They Can't Talk, They're Given Less To Do, Or Thrown Out.

I Want The Reader To Know What's Going On. So There's Never A Mystery In My Books.

My Purpose Is To Entertain And Please Myself. I Feel That If I Am Entertained, Then There Will Be Enough Other Readers Who Will Be Entertained, Too.

Never Use A Verb Other Than "said" To Carry Dialogue... I Once Noticed Mary Mccarthy Ending A Line Of Dialogue With "she Asseverated" And Had To Stop Reading And Go To The Dictionary.