I'm always accused of being a crime novelist, but I'm not really.
I learned how to cross-country ski.
I investigate more directly. I tend to ask a lot of questions and don't feel satisfied until I have the answer.
If I were one of the three viable presidential candidates, I doubt I'd be too broken up about someone looking into my passport file. Go ahead look, I'd say. It's the passport photo I wouldn't want anyone getting his hands on.
I'd like to think that if I were in prison for a crime I didn't commit, someone would be trying to get me the hell out of there.
Although I'm not an orphan and I can't lift a horse. I was, however, briefly famous for my feats of strength: at about age 11, I could competitively arm-wrestle a full-grown man.
Band I listen to most: The Ramones.
I've always adored the filmmaker Sam Fuller. The first time I watched 'Shock Corridor' was such a magnificent discovery. I love his lack of subtlety, the way he tackles serious topics with bold and inappropriate humor.
I wrote the first draft of 'Plan B' the summer after I turned 21.
Finally, I'm recognizing that rewrites aren't some cosmic punishment for childhood wrongs but the nature of the business.
