We started off slow, and that's something we have to get better at. We waited around, and they got to us early, but we did make a couple of plays in the end.

He's in our top two right now with (sophomore receiver) Curtis Hamilton, and he makes some big plays when he catches the ball. We just started throwing this spring together, but I'm getting more comfortable knowing where he's gonna go and getting used to his speed.

After I've sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months.

I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I've picked the exact right word to describe whatever it is I'm trying to describe.

Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in the first place.

The deadlines are much, much longer with books. When I was a reporter, a lot of times I'd come in at 8:30 a.m., get an assignment right away, interview somebody, turn the story in by 9:30, and have the finished story in the paper that landed on my desk by noon.