I journal for about half an hour, and by the time that's done, the business day on the East Coast has begun. The phone starts to ring, and the rest of the day is spent dealing with the business of writing. My workday is done at about 3:00.

The shapes arranged themselves into words, and the words spelled out a delicious and wonderful phrase: Once upon a time.

There's a Buddhist precept that the only thing you deserve is the chance to do the work, and I've been given the chance to do the work.

I need to write, and I can't write when I'm on the road.

I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay.

The origin of each story is unique.

There is no right or wrong way to tell a story. You have to find your own way. You can get your idea from listening, looking, or imagining. Stories are everywhere. All you have to do is pay attention.