The Truth Is Often One's Best Shield.

The Turning Point Was When I Hit My 30th Birthday. I Thought, If Really Want To Write, It's Time To Start. I Picked Up The Book How To Write A Novel In 90 Days. The Author Said To Just Write Three Pages A Day, And I Figured, I Can Do This. I Never Got Past Page 3 Of That Book.

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.

The Truth Is Often One's Best Shield.

Wringin' Your Hands Only Stops You From Rollin' Up Your Sleeves.

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