I Try To Leave Out The Parts

Avoid Prologues: They Can Be ­annoying, Especially A Prologue ­following An Introduction That Comes After A Foreword.

To Me, A Book Is A Book, An Electronic Device Is Not, And Love Of Books Was The Reason I Started Writing.

Bad Guys Are Not Bad Guys Twenty-four Hours A Day.

It's My Attempt To Remain Invisible, Not Distract The Reader From The Story With Obvious Writing.

I Focus On Characters As Individuals With Attitudes And Write Each Scene From A Particular Character's Point Of View. That Way, Even Narrative Passages Take On The Character's Sound. I Don't Want The Reader To Be Aware Of Me, Writing.