There’s Only One Thing Worse Than Not

Crime Fiction Is A Genre For Writing Stories About People - About Conflict, About Guilt, About Passion, About The Human Condition.

For Me, The Best Places To Write Are On Planes, Trains And At Airports. Not Hotel Rooms But Hotel Lobbies. I'm Really Happy When I'm Waiting For A Plane And The Message Comes That It's Three Hours Late. Great, I'll Get To Write!

I've Read That It's The Smell Some Carnivores Use To Find Their Prey. Imagine The Trembling Victim Trying To Hide, But Knowing That The Smell Of Its Own Fear Will Kill It.

I Have To Feel That I'm Going Somewhere All The Time. By Definition, If You Have This Urge To Go Places, Then You Can't Be 100 Percent Happy Where You Are. It's Not Like I Enjoy Being Miserable For Weeks On End. But I Think It's Good To Be Miserable For About One Day Every Third Week - That's Ideal For Me.

Do What Boxers Do, Sway With The Punches. Don't Resist. If Any Of What Happens At Work Gets To You, Just Let It. You Won't Be Able To Shut It Out In The Long Term Anyway. Take It Bit By Bit, Release It Like A Dam, Don't Let It Collect Until The Wall Develops Cracks.