Predisposition Is Not Predestination.

Good Stories Are Driven By Conflict, Tension, And High Stakes.

When I Was 30 Or So - By That Time I Had Become An Assistant D.a. - I Decided I Would Try To Write A Novel. To Be Clear: I Did Not Decide To Become A Novelist. Honestly, It Never Crossed My Mind That I Could Actually Earn A Living As A Professional Novelist.

I Am Interested In Computers And Technology, And Art, Photography, And Design.

Crime And Legal Stories, Broadly Speaking, Are Just Where My Interest Happens To Lie.

The Interior Of A Teenager’s Mind Is An Endless War Between Stupid And Clever.