I love the moment when a book idea forms. I crave it. I live for it, and I search for it as I interview a new author. Somewhere, hidden within the jumble of an author’s lifetime of experiences, insights and knowledge, is a commercially appealing book concept. As I sculpt that concept into a book, I absorb an author’s expressions and tone of voice and project them onto the printed page. The end result is a book that appeals to readers, generates word-of-mouth buzz, and sounds as if the author wrote it him or herself.