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The idea is not enough. And the most annoying thing for me as a writer is that people will come up to me and say, 'Hey, I've got a great idea for a book. I'm not a writer, but I've got a great story.'

Ilike ideas writers have that I might not have written. Writers are there for a reason... to write for me.

Before you can write a novel you have to have a number of ideas that come together. One idea is not enough.

I'm not the fastest writer. I can't just crank out ideas that are good enough.

I think most Hollywood meetings are silly and I truly despise pitching. It's insane to expect someone to come in and tell you the story before they've written it, and buying an idea from someone who can explain it rather than write it is like choosing a mechanic based on his ability to draw a picture of your car's problem.

At the moment, I'm toying with a new idea for a book, but fully engaged with writing screenplays, so the book idea - which needs empty space in my head - is barely formed yet.

My writing process is very organic. I start with an idea. I have the general story arc and the cast. But then I sit down to write, and things change.

It takes a lot of energy and a lot of neurosis to write a novel. If you were really sensible, you'd do something else.

Without writers, none of the entertainment would exist. It starts with writers. Writers are the most important piece of the entire puzzle.