In the late 1970s when I began writing, I aimed at national magazines, because stories were regualrly picked up and optioned by Hollywood. That meant big bucks and possibly a breakthrough, but it never materialized for me. I'm referring to the Tom Wolfe era, when Clay Felker and Gay Talese ruled the writing world. To this day, I believe our best writing appears in magazines, What had once been referred to as the "New Journalism" -- doubtlessly, the most important make-over in American writing since World War Two-- has been gussied up and regurgita more...
