I've had all six of my books reach the New York Times bestseller list, which is especially rewarding seeing as I flunked out of high school twice because I couldn't write. It just goes to show you that we learn from our mistakes.

I never set out to do this - getting to No. 1 in the 'New York Times' bestseller list wasn't even a pipedream.

That's correct, I flunked out of high school twice because I couldn't write.

I started acting when I was in high school, started writing when I got to New York in 1975.

I started 'Storyline' after I'd accomplished all my goals and still wasn't happy. I'd become a 'New York Times' bestselling author, which was my goal from high school, and yet I was less happy after accomplishing my goals than I was before.

I had a big 'New York Times' crossword puzzle phase.