The idea for The Wife’s House came to me in a dream. I was on a walk near my house, wandering by the coast—somewhere in the world, my dream didn’t tell me where—and triplets approached me, telling me that I was living in their home.
About fifteen years ago I made a documentary for a TV series called ‘I Shouldn’t be Alive’.
“What am I supposed to do in the meantime?” Dr. McGrath rubbed his long chin, pondering this question. He had just had the misfortune of telling me I wouldn’t be realizing my dream of becoming a doctor—not yet, anyway—advising me to take some time off from my...
The eminent crime writer Lawrence Block also has written several worthwhile books about writing fiction. One of them is titled TELLING LIES FOR FUN AND PROFIT. I can vouch for the notion that writing a novel is fun, even if at times it’s frustrating. Profit—well,...
I grew up in a very small, very religious community. We were at church all the time. We also went to the church school that had about fifty kids, K-12, in two rooms. We worked on our subjects quietly, alone at our desks all day. There was no traditional...
The idea for The Last Wife came to me when I was setting up a local book-group with a friend. While researching book-groups online I came across stories which suggested that not all book-clubs were friendly and welcoming. Reading some accounts of negative...
