Stephen King told me a long time ago, when he gave me some advice about the movies. He said to take the money up front and expect it to be something different than the book and if you don't like that don't deal with Hollywood. But if you take the money, shut up and don't criticize the film because you sold it. The movie doesn't change a word of the book.

I'm a Christian, and those beliefs occasionally come out in the books.

Prisons are fascinating places, especially when the inmates are educated white-collar types.

I am currently reading, "The Broker" by John Grisham. it is alittle slow to start so I will have to let you know if it gets better

It's as if we spend our entire lives avoiding Jell-O but it is always there at the end, waiting.

Every morning I wake at 6am or 6.30am, champing at the bit.

Nobody wants to read about the honest lawyer down the street who does real estate loans and wills. If you want to sell books, you have to write about the interesting lawyers - the guys who steal all the money and take off. That's the fun stuff.