In the ten years since Black Hawk Down was published, my stock has gone up in the literary and journalism worlds. Magazines that long rejected my story ideas now solicit me to write for them. Before I wrote Black Hawk Down, it would be accurate to say that in the eyes of most editors and publishers I never had a good idea—including Black Hawk Down. Now, it seems that I am no longer capable of having a bad idea. I think my present condition is far more dangerous.
