To Read Is Human, To Review Is

If You Go Into A Bar Or Restaurant With A Cop, The First Thing He Does Is He'll Stand In The Entrance, And He'll Look At Every Single Face In That Room Because He Doesn't Want To Spend An Hour Having A Drink Or Lunch And Didn't Spot Some Villain They've Been Looking For, For Two Years.

Every Novel Starts With A Theme, And I Am Constantly Looking For Big Ideas.

Most Of Us Have One Big Idea At Some Point In Our Lives. That Eureka! Moment. It Comes To Us All In Different Ways, Often By Chance Of Serendipity.

There's A Difference Between What I Call A Dumb Ghost And A Smart Ghost. The Smart Ghost Is Hamlet's Father - You Know, He Says, "get Revenge, My Son!" That's Incredibly Rare. It's Much More The Grey Lady In The Same Place Everyday, Moving Across The Floor.

Music Is An Important Part Of My Writing Process.