On Writing About Nora HawksI write about a female character to try, in vain, to understand two things: the purpose of life, and women.

When I'm writing, really writing, everything but breathing is an ignorable distraction.

Another drink, another sentence, and the writing continues on. . . .

I don’t care that it has been going on since the Old Testament. Rape is wrong and I will keep fighting violent men. Everything starts with one person and the determination to see it through. Nora Hawks from One Bullet Beyond Justice.

Do you really think that laws made by men and a justice system maintained by men will ever be fair in cases of rape? Nora Hawks from One Bullet Beyond Justice

What fascinates me about writing is wrestling thought into reality and creating a new world that is forever.

Writing a novel is like traveling the universe on foot.

Writing is easy. Writing is hard. It's a breeze and a struggle, just like life.

For some offenses, there is only retribution." Nora Hawks, "One Woman's Vengeance.

Storytelling? God started that. Discovery. Lust. Murder. Revenge. Power. Sin. Redemption. Forgiveness. Miracles. We simply retell the stories in the language of our generation.