A screenwriter heard me read from my novel 'The Wishbones' when it was still in progress and mentioned me to some producers in Hollywood. They called, and I told them I had a novel in my drawer about a high school election that goes haywire. They asked to take a look, and my life changed pretty dramatically as a result.

I used to describe myself as a comic novelist, but my concerns seem to have darkened over the past few years.

I no longer believe that just about everything is funny, if viewed from the proper angle.

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