My Books Are Character-driven. They're Not Driven

Mickey Cray Had Been Out Of Work Ever Since A Dead Iguana Fell From A Palm Tree And Hit Him On The Head.

Every Writer Scrounges For Inspiration In Different Places, And There's No Shame In Raiding The Headlines. It's Necessary, In Fact, When Attempting Contemporary Satire. Sharp-edged Humor Relies On Topical Reference Points.

I Won't Be Making Any Friends In The Corporate Suites.

The Florida In My Novels Is Not As Seedy As The Real Florida. It's Hard To Stay Ahead Of The Curve. Every Time I Write A Scene That I Think Is The Sickest Thing I Have Ever Dreamed Up, It Is Surpassed By Something That Happens In Real Life.

I'm Sort Of Fascinated By America's Fascination With Rednecks, The Whole Duck Dynasty Thing. Being A White Guy From The South, I Find It Amazing That So Many Tv Viewers Are Enchanted By Beards, Bad Dentistry And Moonshine Accents.