An author knows his landscape best; he can stand around, smell the wind, get a feel for his place.

You write for two people, yourself and your audience, who are usually better educated and at least as smart.

I know what I write about seems exotic to a lot of people, but not for me. I pulled up to an old trading post and saw a few elderly Navajos sitting on a bench. I felt right at home.

How can you stop writing?

The first Chapter Law is, "Don't spend much time on it. You're going to have to rewrite it."