Write Every Day Even If It Is

When I Was A Teenager, I Was A Voracious Reader Of Crime Fiction, But Only Contemporary Books.

What Is Important Is Not What You Hear Said, It's What You Observe.

I Saw A Sneak Preview Of Jack Reacher And Give Two Thumbs Up To Tom Cruise. He Did A Great Job With The Role.

I Was Enamored Of Detectives As A Teenager. I Liked What They Did - Piecing Things Together, Thinking About Situations. But To Get There? Eight To Ten Years In A Patrol Car? I Didn't Have That In Me. I Didn't Want To Tell People What To Do.

Los Angeles Was The Kind Of Place Where Everybody Was From Somewhere Else And Nobody Really Droppped Anchor. It Was A Transient Place. People Drawn By The Dream, People Running From The Nightmare. Twelve Million People And All Of Them Ready To Make A Break For It If Necessary. Figuratively, Literally, Metaphorically -- Any Way You Want To Look At It -- Everbody In L.a. Keeps A Bag Packed. Just In Case.