I survived a number of garage bands during my teens and early twenties, both as drummer and guitarist. It's nigh impossible for me to listen to music….

If I don't already know a song's chord progression, I'll stop writing and try to figure it out. I can occasionally listen to unstructured, amelodic a….

If all the diplomats were kicked out, the UN could be turned into the finest bordello in the world and do just as much, if not more, for internationa….

War, hate, jealousy, racism - what are they but manifestations of fear?.

I had an idea for a medical conspiracy thriller. Since it was non-horror, I didn't want the publishers and editors bringing a lot of baggage - my his….

Reality is what trips you up when you walk around with your eyes closed..

This dazzling, unput-downable debut novel proves beyond a doubt that Dan Wells has the gift. His teenage protagonist is as chilling as he is endearin….

I have never written a book that I wouldn't want to read. The trouble is, I love to read horror, sf, fantasy, mysteries, hero pulps - romantic fictio….

I define a thriller as a big-stakes, multiple-viewpoint novel involving suspense, action, and mystery, in which the reader doesn't know everything bu….

Money. . . those who don't have enough of it are only aware of what it can buy them. When you finally have enough of it you become aware- acutely awa….

Some people never learn how to talk to kids. They turn up the volume and enunciate with extra care, as if talking to a partially deaf immigrant. They….

Your believing or not believing in karma has no effect on its existence, nor on its consequences to you. Just as a refusal to believe in the ocean wo….

No one you'd really like to see in public office has the bad taste to run..

If you come to a fight thinking it will be a fair one, you didn't come prepared..

There must be no bloodshed, no violence unless it is defensive, no coercion! We must do it our way and our way alone! To do otherwise is to betray ce….

Jesus paid for our sins, so let's get our money's worth..

Can a man who lies, cheats, steals, and sometimes does violence to other people be a man of honor? Kolabati looked into his eyes. "He can if he lies ….

I love seeing the light go on in aspiring writers' eyes when you point out ways to improve their prose or their story - when they get it..

My genre-hopping has caused problems with marketing and sales departments over the years, because they need to know where to position a book with the….

All men of honor are alone..

Writing is solitary, so I love going out once in a while and meeting my readers. I'll often hang with them after a signing for some beers. They're in….