My work was entirely nonfiction.

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I had been writing professionally since 1988.

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The following Wednesday, I opted to go with Random House.

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I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf.

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But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story.

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The biggest problem has been exhaustion. I've spent about 6 of the last 14 years completely bedridden.

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Books on horse racing subjects have never done well, and I am told that publishers had come to think of them as the literary version of box office poison.

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My agent and I put out my proposal one Thursday afternoon in August, 1998. Publishers started bidding immediately, and that process progressed for a few days.

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It only worked for a little while; the morning after I agreed to go with Universal, an article came out in the Hollywood trade papers, and the secret was out.

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I am disabled, so I can't travel, and I have not been to any development meetings, but Gary and the others affiliated with the film keep me updated on everything.

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