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I hate conflict of any kind. I go so far as to take the pickles and tomatoes off my burger rather than ask for them to be held, thus ensuring there is no mistake for me to point out later (or more than likely not point out at all). That doesn't stop conflict from occurring regularly. It has been around every corner since I was a child, always waiting to turn.

When it comes to the practical act of writing, use whatever works for you. As long as you're doing the writing, you're a writer. Whether that means using pen and paper, dictation into a microphone, Microsoft Word or Google Docs is up to you.  Read more

"It made you want to resign as a member of the human race."-Edna Ferber on the trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann.

When we tell people we wrote a novel together-The Lemon, out November 8 on Viking-they all want to know two things: 1. What did you do with all the money? And 2. How on earth do three people write a novel together? The answer to the first question is easy: We bought-late model Mazda Miatas. The answer to the second question is more complicated.  Read more

With the deadline to appeal Judge Florence Pan's October 31 decision closing in, reports from multiple media sources say that Simon & Schuster parent company Paramount Global has decided not to extend its purchase agreement, putting the sale to Penguin Random House close to collapse.  Read more