After graduating from UCLA Film School I became a screenwriter for the next 30+ years, living in Venice, then in Marina del Rey where I happily raised a wonderful family.

I wrote films that starred such actors as Clint Eastwood, Bruce Willis, Patricia Arquette, and Dennis Hopper, among others. As only insiders know, screenwriters are generally well-paid, but have no control over their material, and watch helplessly as their projects are changed to meet a director's or actor's whims, rarely for the better.

So I turned to writing novels, where the author's words and story are final. What a relief to no longer be relegated to the children's table.