I May Have Ruined My

I Never Think Of An Entire Book At Once. I Always Just Start With A Very Small Idea. In 'holes,' I Just Began With The Setting; A Juvenile Correctional Facility Located In The Texas Desert. Then I Slowly Make Up The Story, And Rewrite It Several Times, And Each Time I Rewrite It, I Get New Ideas, And Change The Old Ideas Around.

There Was Something Special About Being In A Strange Place, All Alone In A Mass Of People Even If You Had Just Screwed Up Your Life, Or Perhaps Especially If You Had Just Screwed Up Your Life.

He Could Hardly Lift His Spoon During Breakfast, And Then He Was Out On The Lake, His Spoon Soon Replaced By A Shovel.

When I Write A Novel, Every Word Is Mine. I Welcome Suggestions From My Editor, But In The End, I Make All The Final Decisions.

Well, Let Me Tell You Something, Caveman. You Are Here On Account Of One Person. If It Wasn't For That Person, You Wouldn't Be Here Digging Holes In The Hot Sun. You Know Who That Person Is?" "my No-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.