Every writer scrounges for inspiration in different places, and there's no shame in raiding the headlines. It's necessary, in fact, when attempting c….

Disney's something to be a little alarmed about. It's not just a little theme park anymore. It's now an ethic and outlook and strategy that goes way ….

...Right now there's a pair of bad cops on their way out here to shoot me." "You don't know that." "Yeah, you're right," Stranahan said. "They're pro….

I've never progressed very far from my days as a smart aleck in middle school..

When you're given a newspaper column, you're not being paid to sit on a fence and scratch your chin and say 'On the one hand this' and 'On the other ….

Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon..

When I'm working on a novel of my own, I try to read mostly nonfiction, although sometimes I break down and peek at something else..

Unfortunately, Florida is a mecca for the shyster element, and there are apparently no rules on the kinds of advertising a lawyer can do..

That dreadful alligator attack in Orlando would never have happened if Disney had put up real warning signs, like other Florida resorts do. But wild ….

I think it's always good for the author to stay a good cattle prod's distance from the actual moviemaking..

I’m waiting for the day when Rush Limbaugh’s pharmacist writes a book..

Everybody's idea of a great book is different, of course. For me it's one that makes my jaw drop on every page, the writing is so original..

Jimmy Lee Baylis was a wise man, and knew better than to talk back to the man who signed his paycheck..

As frightening as this may sound, what you see in the books is the way I see the world. And so far I haven't seen anything, either in Florida or else….

The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough.' Enough..

Bangkok 8 is one of the most startling and provocative mysteries that I've read in years. The characters are marvelously unique, the setting is intox….

When I was writing Razor Girl, I thought it would be fun to have a redneck TV family that was really just a bunch of actors who had to be trained to ….

My driving record is not exemplary, but I have never had a speeding ticket over 100 m.p.h. I can say that unequivocally..

I love reality shows. The folks who dream up some of these concepts are either geniuses, or totally stoned..

As a lobbyist he had long ago concluded there was no difference in how Democrats and Republicans conducted the business of government. The game staye….

A bonus, being a writer, is that the true-life source material is fabulously bizarre. There's so much corruption, violence and free-floating depravit….