I Don't Like To Publicly Acknowledge Being

For Me, Books Have Always Been A Way To Feel Less Alone While Being Alone.

I Enjoy Both Tv Writing And Novel Writing, And They Are Very Similar. The Goal Is To Entertain And Amuse The Audience, And I Subscribe To This P.g. Wodehouse Piece Of Advice: "try To Give Pleasure With Every Sentence."

Don't Hold Me To Anything In The Book. I'm A Waffler. I Like Wafflers. They Said John Kerry Was A Waffler, But I Admired Him For That - Showed He Could Change His Mind.

There Are So Many Talented Young Writers Named Jonathan, With Whom By Comparison I Suffer Terribly.

My Sophomore English Teacher Encouraged Me To Write For The School Paper, And That's What Got Me Started. Suddenly It Struck Me That Being A Writer Could Be A Romantic And Adventurous Position. Previously, I Had Thought I Would Be A Tennis Pro, Giving Lessons At A Local Club. I Thought That Would Be A Good Life, And It Might Have Been.