I've been invited to speak at about 20 colleges. There's always this moment when I'm having dinner with the college president: 'Ernie, where'd you go to school?'

One person can keep a secret, but not two.

I was just starting out, trying to become a screenwriter, and I became the Austin slam champion three times. For a nerdy, kind of a socially awkward guy, that did wonders for my self esteem.

In the far reaches of the world, under a lost and lonely hill, lies the TOMB OF HORRORS. This labyrinthine crypt is filled with terrible traps, strange and ferocious monsters, rich and magical treasures, and somewhere within rests the evil DemiLich.

You’re evil, you know that?” I said. She grinned and shook her head. “Chaotic Neutral, sugar.

My characters are all kind of geek archetypes of people I've encountered at gaming and comic book conventions.

I was obsessed. I wouldn't quit. My grades suffered. I didn't care.