If I Were Elected President, The First

I'm Jealous Of Everyone Discovering Lovesey And Diamond For The First Time-you Have A Wonderful Backlist To Catch Up On. Me, All I Can Do Is Wait For The Next Book.

If I Were Elected President, The First Thing I Would Do Would Be To Set Up A Department Of Restoring The Bill Of Rights. I Would Have 10,000 People Working There.

I Believe That To Create Real-seeming Characters, The Writer Must Be Willing To Go On A Voyage Of Self-exploration. It Can Be Revealing And Even Painful To Explore Your Own Weakness, But It Gives You Genuine Emotion. Characters In Fiction Come Alive Because Of The Believability Of Their Emotional Lives And That Is What I Strive To Create.

My Parents Were Liberal Intellectuals But Even They Expected Me To Stay At Home And Look After My Younger Siblings And Do The Housework.

I Believe In The Dull Lie - Make Your Story Boring Enough And No One Will Question It.