It may have had some minor changes since then. I’ve read all of these multiple times, so would probably sneak in a fifth book I’ve not read yet and I’ll let you guess which one that would be.This article was originally published on the Work-Learning Research website (in 2002. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak for the human tragedy and love story set against a true revolution and the Singularity is Near, by Ray Kurzweil which explores my favorite topic, the effects of technology transformation on human relationships. Scott Fitzgerald, incredible writing The screenplay to “Casablanca”, when you read Rik’s you’ll understand Dr. If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
I wrote 42 screen plays before changing over to novels. Since I’m getting ready to start another novel I’m reading mostly technical papers, and books, attempting to understand the technology of interest and watching a wide range of movies on NetFlix to study reactions from a wide variety of characters. It’s better to be known for what you do and your ideas than to know people. What is the best advice you have ever heard? Preferably with people who will tell you the truth about your writing, but will be terminal optimists, encouraging you even through the terrible early years. What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?įind a writer’s group to join. I’m now writing a treatment for something very different. Those two years were like a graduate course in creative writing. Richard edited Robert Ludlum’s books including the Bourne series. The person who has had the most influence on my writing is Richard Marek, with whom I worked for two years on The End Game. I tend to read anything that’s not moving faster than my eyeballs can track. What authors, or books have influenced you? That way no two stories should be similar. Every new work is an exploration for me of different techniques, different writing styles, different narration and perspective. Most of my novels have been written on airplanes and in hotel rooms as I travelled internationally. My latest novel is World Without Work which explores how people will struggle to overcome and triumph in a society that eliminates half of the jobs through automation.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it? I’m a struggling terminally inquisitive narcissist who has published ten novels about the impact of technology change on human relationships, a novella about overcoming life’s labels, and two illustrated children’s readers for kids overcoming challenges. Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
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