I came late to a career as a writer, thought not late to writing. In college I studied film and wrote and directed several screenplays.
Upon graduation, after careful research, I decided that Hollywood would probably not be overwhelmed by me; I needed a boost to get my film career going. I decided to go to law school (it's show business, after all), and while there I was lured by the excitement and energy of the practice of law. But out of law school and in private practice, I quickly discovered that law is an unbroken string of clients who lie to you, of other attorneys who lie to you, a more...