I usually don't like novels about writers but an exception is William Goldman's The Color of Light, which influenced me as a young writer with its refrain of "it's all material." I picked up a clean hard cover for 50 cents. Curious how it ages.
Goldman is high on my list of admirable writers for one reason: the first screenwriter of choice, he turned down $1 million to write The Godfather script, saying he would not participate in the glorification of criminals.
Goldman is high on my list of admirable writers for one reason: the first screenwriter of choice, he turned down $1 million to write The Godfather script, saying he would not participate in the glorification of criminals.
