![]() (As a point of reference, The Fugitive took five years just to come up with a script!)Īnd news just in: ABC US Network Television has bought the rights to the Jack West Jr series (Seven Ancient Wonders, The Six Sacred Stones and The Five Greatest Warriors) for a TV series put together by ABC US Studios. The short answer is: it’s still percolating through the system and will hopefully come out within four years. Paramount have been great, developing the screenplay, but with a project this big, it has to go through many sets of eyes before a big decision is made. As for Ice Station, I have discovered how slow the Hollywood movie-making process really is. The original option of Contest expired, so I got my rights back, ready to sell again. What is happening with the movie versions of your books? ![]() I have about seven screenplays sitting in my cupboard that are just dying to be made! As for books or short stories, no, what I have written has been published. Have you done any work that hasn’t been published? If so, what kind of projects were they? But where there is only criticism, that really hurts an author. I always write in the Acknowledgements pages of my books “To anyone who knows a writer, never underestimate the power of your encouragement.” One kind supportive word will obliterate one hundred critical words. That said, the UK, US and Germany are all huge markets for me, with the US ultimately the biggest.ĭid you find that your friends and family were supportive while you were writing? I’ve never done the math, but I think Australia would win based on sales per capita, but Holland would come a close second. Which country gets the best sales based on population? And overall? To list some of them off the top of my head: Australia, UK, US, Germany, Italy, Holland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, India, China. Gosh, it must be about 17 countries, and about 14 languages. How many different languages and countries have your books been printed in? I once did some columns for CLEO magazine here in Australia. Don’t really like being pinned down to reporting facts. ![]() The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas Friedmanĭone any newspaper or magazine work that wasn’t fiction?Įr, no. Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorized Biography by John Baxter ![]() Searching for Bobby Fischer by Fred Waitzkin Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris. What books would you recommend fans of your books to read?Īnything by Michael Crichton, especially JP, Eaters of the Dead, and The Great Train Robbery I guess my favourite genre is the thriller genre (I like to be kept on the edge of my seat), but I tend to read all kinds of genres. What is your favourite book and literary genre? ![]()
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