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Now I'm Writing About Contemporary Los Angeles From Memory. My Process Was To Hang Out, Observe, Research What I Was Writing About, And Almost Immediately Go Back To My Office And Write Those Sections. So It Was A Very Close Transfer Between Observation And Writing.

The Built-in Form Is A Window Frame. You Can Use This Genre [crime Fiction] To Go Where You Want To Go, And Explore What You Want To Explore. In Some Ways It Gives You A Lot Of Freedom Because You Have A Framework Readers Are Looking For.

I've Learned Over The Years That Sometimes If You Ask The Same Question More Than Once You Get Different Responses.

As A Bassist He Could Never Really Be A Sideman. He Was Always The Anchor. He Drove The Beat. Even If It Was Behind Miles Davis'a Horn.

I'm Always Looking At Ways Of Shaking Up The Writing Experience Because I Think It Helps.