false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172687347m/207470.jpg 207470 2 In November, 2001, I was sued, along with almost everyone else connected with the film version of my novel K-PAX, for plagiarizing an Argentinean movie called Man Facing Southeast (the suit was later dismissed). At about the same time, dozens of letters arrived from fans asking where the ideas for the book/film originated. Together, these developments led me to ponder how my difficult life had led me to become a writer, and how I came to write K-PAX in particular. The resulting memoir includes excerpts from unpublished work, and ends with a chapter of advice for other would-be novelists. 1054174 18 7 2005 Creating K-pax -or- Are You Sure You Want to Be a Writer? total:1|4:1| 1 4 3 0 0 0 false false Fri Jun 05 10:10:19 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 10:10:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Apr 23 17:49:17 -0700 2009 Mon Dec 29 13:12:44 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 23 17:49:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 27 04:34:03 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 04:34:03 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=207470