Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)

If you needed some good, solid laughter what movie, TV show or comedian would you turn to?

“Never demean yourself by talking back to a critic, never. Write those letters to the editor in your head, but don’t put them on paper.” – Truman Capote

How do you handle unfair criticism?

“It’s not a good idea to put your wife into a novel…not your latest wife, anyway.” – Norman Mailer

Have you ever used a real person as the basis for a character in one of your novels? Been tempted to? What’s the backstory on that?

Gratitude is a key to happiness. What is something you’re grateful for?

You are offered $10,000 to spend a night alone in a haunted house. Many people swear it’s truly haunted—including a wild-eyed coot whose hair turned white after his one-night stay.

Would you do it?

What three items would you bring with you?