But With Nonfiction, The Task Is Very

I Had Been Writing Professionally Since 1988

I Spoke To My Agent And Learned That A Hollywood Scout Had Seen My Proposal In One Of The Publishing Houses, And Had Faxed It To Hollywood, Where It Was Generating A Lot Of Interest

I Got Sick When I Was 19, And I'd Been A Really Healthy 19-year-old, So I Don't Have A Lot To Compare It To. Does It Feel Like The Pain After You Give Birth? I Don't Know

I Think Authors Can Get Into Trouble Viewing The Subject Matter As Their Turf

I Identified In A Very Deep Way With The Individuals I Was Writing About Because The Theme That Runs Through This Story Is Of Extraordinary Hardship And The Will To Overcome It.