Writing my first book, I think in hindsight I went into it saying, 'It's gonna sell. ' I was earning enough to scrape by sometime around a book or two before 'Tell No One. ' I moved up from $50,000 to $75,000, then $150,000 for each book. I had never thought I would be doing anything else. I had enough encouragement.
My parents, my teachers, my friends, my ex-wife-everybody held up a mirror and I accepted the image that came back. Well, it finally dawned on me that my reflection in others' eyes was the truth once removed.