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On writers he would like to see back in print: Frank Gruber, Richard Sale. Darn near anybody who wrote for the old pulps. I have great admiration for these guys who churned out some pretty good stuff for a penny a word, or less.

On his current project: My current in-work novel is a hardboiled detective yarn set in 1940. It is a labor of love, since I know damn well it will never be published...there are maybe 12 million hardboiled dick stories out there looking for a publisher, and the only thing different about mine is that I wrote it.

On his body of work: The first one that really counted was The Howling. My agent read my outline and told me it would never sell. A month later Fawcett bought it. It was made into a pretty good horror flick, spawned a couple of sequels, gave me a recognizable credit, and provides a virtual annuity. No wonder I love wolves.