Books Are Keys That Open Many Doors

With Two Books A Year, I Don't Have Time For Writer's Block.

I Wrote For Years Before I Was Ever Published, And I Don't Think I Could Ever Stop. That Said, I Was Also A Veterinarian Before I Sold My First Book, And I Still Volunteer My Time To Help With Animal Welfare Causes. So That Is A Career I Would Be Happy To Return To - While Still Secretly Writing Strange Stories Back In My Doctor's Office.

Growing Up With Three Brothers And Three Sisters, I Was The Storyteller Of The Family... What My Mother Called 'the Liar.'

I Think The Worst And Most Insidious Procrastination For Me Is Research. I Will Be Looking For Some Bit Of Fact Or Figure To Include In The Novel, And Before I Know, I've Wasted An Entire Morning Delving Into That Subject Matter Without A Word Written.

Fiction Writing Was In My Blood From A Very Young Age, But I Never Considered Writing As A Real Career. I Thought You Had To Have Some Literary Pedigree To Be A Successful Author, The Son Of Hemingway Or Fitzgerald.