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Writing

Without any intended hubris, I’ve lead a pretty exciting life. What I’ve tried to do in Mission Compromised is draw on those experiences to create a sense of excitement and realism within the story.

Writing

Writing a novel without being asked seems a bit like having a baby when you have nowhere to live.

Writing

My writing, like everything I do, comes profoundly from my heart. I believe that if you follow your heart you will be successful in one way or another. Old-fashioned as that might sound, the philosophy is true.

Writing

Paul’s the writer. Yeah, I wrote a little of that stuff, but that’s just technically true. In spirit, and in essence of the truth, it doesn’t matter. So I don’t know, maybe I’m being foolish for not being technical. Yeah, I wrote a certain portion of the things.

Writing

Fortunately, human beings are remarkably diverse models to work from.

Writing

A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.

Writing

If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.

Writing

Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.

Writing

I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any membership in literature.

Writing

All the great writers root their characters in true human behaviour.