When I Was A Teenager,

The Writing Ethic Was Influenced - When You Have To Write Every Day, There's No Such Thing As Writer's Block.

When I Am So Intensely Involved With Writing My Books I Don't Like To Reread Them.

We're All Seeking Order. We're All Seeking Control.

You Can't Patch A Wounded Soul With A Band-aid.

To Write More From Memory And To Be More Creative - I Think - Because I Am Still Writing About Los Angeles But I Can't Walk Out My Door And Immediately Drive To Places I Am Writing About. So I Think It Has Been A Very Good Change For Me After 11 Books To Start Writing This Way.