I do have to earn a living, so I'm conscious of probable reactions from readers, but the most important one is still the awareness that if I'm not enjoying a story, the reader won't either.

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I do hope to bring Jane Whitefield back before too long.

I do hope to bring Jane Whitefield back before too long.

I think we did a great job of putting together a program that would have...

I think we did a great job of putting together a program that would have...

If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something...

If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something...

I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities -...

I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities -...

Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities.

Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities.

Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell...

Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell...

You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of...

You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of...

If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in...

If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in...

I don't consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice.

I don't consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice.

When I write a book, I'm making it the best book I can.

When I write a book, I'm making it the best book I can.

Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification...

Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification...

I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it.

I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it.

I don't think the problem is that people don't read enough mystery books, but that...

I don't think the problem is that people don't read enough mystery books, but that...

I do try not to spend much time reading in the suspense genre.

I do try not to spend much time reading in the suspense genre.

I do like to explore evil characters in my books.

I do like to explore evil characters in my books.

It was a lot of fun, and writing a series is comfortable. It's almost like...

It was a lot of fun, and writing a series is comfortable. It's almost like...

Much of what we do in life has a huge component of luck.

Much of what we do in life has a huge component of luck.

Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer.

Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer.

Once you have invented a character with three dimensions and a voice, you begin to...

Once you have invented a character with three dimensions and a voice, you begin to...

There are days when I intentionally don't write. For instance, I never write when I'm...

There are days when I intentionally don't write. For instance, I never write when I'm...