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When I'm working on historical books, I'm much more organized. I usually read about 100 books to get the depth of knowledge I need.

I'm looking to make history.

You'll find a lot of rich detail in people's personal histories - diaries and journals and things of the era.

I have certainly amassed many historical research gathering skills.

I'm trying to carry on my dad's legacy, and it is tough.

It usually takes me about three years to research and write one of my historical sagas; this is one reason why I take medieval mystery breaks, for they can be completed in only a year.

In 1990, I was an undergraduate freshman archeology major sneaking over to the English building and unearthing an amazing repository of books I'd never even suspected. By 1998, I'd have my Ph.D.

As a historian, what I trust is my ability to take a mass of information and tell a story shaped around it.

When you think about archaeology, archaeology is the only field that allows us to tell the story of 99 percent of our history prior to 3,000 B.C. and writing.