Books on horse racing subjects have never done well, and I am told that publishers had come to think of them as the literary version of box office poison

Books on horse racing subjects have never done well, and I am told that publishers had come to think of them as the literary version of box office poison

I look at the film as an opportunity to see some bountifully creative minds do something that I could not do - tell the story with images. I can't wait to see what they do.

For me, being a writer was never a choice. I was born one. All through my childhood I wrote short stories and stuffed them in drawers. I wrote on everything. I didn't do my homework so I could write

I am actually in poor health due to chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, and my ability to work is greatly diminished right now, so I have to get better before I can start another big project

I've used a cellphone exactly twice. Things move on. The world changes. And I don't know it

I'm attracted to subjects who overcome tremendous suffering and learn to cope emotionally with it