I'm Not Going To Write For Posterity.

Never Use A Verb Other Than ‘said’ To Carry Dialogue.

I Once Saw Dizzy Gillespie At A Live Show, And It Made Me Want To Go Home Immediately And Start Writing.

I Always Felt, You Don’t Have A Good Time Doin Crime, You May As Well Find A Job.

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.