My Books Are Character-driven. They're Not Driven

A Bonus, Being A Writer, Is That The True-life Source Material Is Fabulously Bizarre. There's So Much Corruption, Violence And Free-floating Depravity That The Well Never Runs Dry, Whether You're A Novelist, A Journalist, Or Both.

The Tv Commercials, Which Are Endless And Fairly Crass, Gave Birth To Brock, The Bad-lawyer Character In Razor Girl. In Real Life You Can Find Even Sleazier Examples Than Him.

The Thieves Of Manhattan Is A Sly And Cutting Riff On The Book-publishing World That Is Quite Funny Unless You Happen To Be An Author, In Which Case The Novel Will Make You Consider A More Sensible Profession-like Being A Rodeo Clown, For Example, Or A Crab-fisherman In The Bering Sea.

You Can Do The Best Research And Be Making The Strongest Intellectual Argument, But If Readers Don't Get Past The Third Paragraph You've Wasted Your Energy And Valuable Ink.

Disney's Something To Be A Little Alarmed About. It's Not Just A Little Theme Park Anymore. It's Now An Ethic And Outlook And Strategy That Goes Way Beyond Central Florida.