I could type in a closet and be fine. It's just a matter of cocooning myself. Just me and the story.
Pushing the boundaries of polite society does not just fall under the purview of crime fiction authors.
I never really fitted in, because I've always been interested in really dark things.
Feminism has been so co-opted, but the fact is, feminism benefits men as well.
We make assumptions nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
I read extensively about serial killers and all sorts of things people get up to.
I certainly went to high school with some mean girls, and I would not wish that hell on anybody.
Even 'Gone With the Wind' had a shocking, cold-blooded murder.
Like every Southern writer, I thought that I needed to write the next 'Gone With the Wind.'
I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty.
I have a few unusual fans, as you can imagine, so I try to protect the privacy of my home life.
My dad believed in scaring us as we were growing up. Scaring the boys who wanted to date us more.
I love twins stories.
Crafting a piece of gripping, narrative true crime that engages the world is not that different from crafting a piece of crime fiction.
Oh, I'm completely OCD about neatness.
I think a lot of people are curious about what makes people do what they do, and I guess my curiosity isn't hidden in any way.
I am hard-pressed to find a successful writer who doesn't have a similar story to mine - transformation through the public library.
Reading is power. Reading is life.
People don't just love mysteries. They are obsessed with them - especially the kind that are never definitively solved.
Prosecutors and public defenders deserve to make a living wage.
My sister is dyslexic, and she's so smart, so intelligent in all of the ways that matter.
I think chalking up human behavior to evil lets us all off the hook too easily.
I write fifteen hours a day, stopping at Oprah-o'clock.
Men are more particular, and they're not going to grab something with a bodice-ripper cover on it.
I think some people are good at being alone, and some people aren't, and as a child, I really liked it.
I've always been drawn to dark stories. I enjoy reading Flannery O'Connor, Patricia Highsmith, and Margaret Mitchell.
I love reading almost as much as I love writing.
It was always my dream to write for a living.
I grew up reading thrillers. Honestly, I was always drawn to the very detailed ones like Patricia Cornwell. I love details.
If you're going to write thrillers, you have to make a decision if you are going to be realistic or go off and over.
