Depending on what I’m working on, I come to the writing desk with entirely different mindsets. — Ed McBain
Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me. — Ed McBain
I have a book coming out in september, for example, where the plot concerns counterfeiting — Ed McBain
I never take ideas from the headlines. I feel that if a story is good enough, a real story that is — Ed McBain
I try to keep all my novels in print. Sometimes publishers don’t agree with me as to their worth. — Ed McBain
I would certainly never suggest that any lesbian should be ashamed of her s*xual preference. — Ed McBain
It seemed to me… that the only valid people to deal with crime were cops, and I would like — Ed McBain
It’s a matter of style. The evan hunter style and the ed mcbain style are very, very different. — Ed McBain
