Make Sure Your Main Characters Are Likeable.

If I Didn't Know Better, I'd Think You Were Trying To Get Me Drunk," I Said To Ranger. "not Drunk," Ranger Said. "just Relaxed And Naked.

We Were Discussing A Grisly Double Murder And Rodriguez Was Telling Us All This In The Same Sort Of Conversational Tone A Person Might Use To Pass On A Favorite Lasagna Recipe. And I Was Responding With The Same Enthusiasm A New Cook Might Show. I Was Simultaneously Horrified And Impressed With Myself.

You've Been Busy Using Your Breaking And Entering Skills," I Said. "i Just Enter. I Don't Usually Break." "you Broke Down Pitch's Door." "lost My Temper." -ranger And Stephanie

I'm Done With Men. I Have A Hamster. That's All I Need.

Wondering Where Ranger Was Now, When I Needed Him. Why Wasn’t He Here, Insisting On Locking Me Up In A Safe House? Now That My Hamster’s Cage Was Clean, I’d Be Happy To Oblige.