Having Grown Up In Oklahoma When It

I Try To Make My Books Reflect Humanity As I See It.

A Writer Is Like A Bag Lady Going Through Life With A Sack And A Pointed Stick Collecting Stuff.

Although I Wasnt Able To Get A Visa For Vietnam, I Was Able To Talk With Swift Boat Veterans To Get A Feel For The Time And Place, And I Visited A Tropical Prison In The Philippines To Get A Sense Of What A Vietnamese Prison Might Have Been Like.

The First Chapter Law Is, "don't Spend Much Time On It. You're Going To Have To Rewrite It."

You Write For Two People, Yourself And Your Audience, Who Are Usually Better Educated And At Least As Smart.