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You have to have really wide reading habits and pay attention to the news and just everything that's going on in the world: you need to. If you get this right, then the writing is a piece of cake.

If you're a good journalist, what you do is live a lot of things vicariously, and report them for other people who want to live vicariously.

I don't really read a lot of newspapers. I don't pay attention to what is being said or written about me. I've had lots of experiences in the past when I got too much into it. That sort of diverts your focus.

I feel I'm functioning at some level as a journalist because even though I write fiction, I'm trying to get the world accurate.

I read papers, try to watch news programs on television, but, as a rule, recorded. During the day I have no time for that, so I watch something taped. As for the newspapers, I try to get through them every day. Additionally, of course, I look through news bulletins.

Read a lot. Write a lot. Have fun.

I'm a news junkie who's constantly reading newspapers and magazines. I look around and see what's happening in the world.

If you are a reliable, honest journalist, sources will open up and trust you and share good information.

I don't read newspapers, and I've said I don't watch the news. I love books, but I don't read much. What I do is I get people to read to me, and I put the stories in my head.

Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers.