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My Mother Is An Office Manager, My Father A Professor Of Economics And Financial Planner.

I'm Your Nightmare. Did You Think You Were Done With Nightmares, Now You've Become One?

I'd Much Rather Do An Obviously Commercial Writing Project Than Get A Day Job.

My Dad Told Me That No One Could Ever Make It As A Writer, That My Chances Were Equivalent To Winning The Lottery - Which Was Good For Me, Because I Like To Have Something To Prove.

I Certainly Wanted To Write A Book That Was Honest About New Orleans Without Explaining It To Death, So Much So That The First Draft Contained References Absolutely Incomprehensible To Anyone Who Hasn't Lived Here For Several Years.