The difference is this: If you write a good book, it'll get published. If you have a great screenplay, there is no guarantee.

A lot of journalists are talented enough to write a mystery novel, and I would say that most of the top-end mystery writers actually started out as reporters. But there is more to it than just the writing; there's a learning process, and most journalists aren't willing to do it.

I spend a lot of time wandering around the countryside just looking at people, seeing how everything fits together.

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