2012 | Turned his novel into screenplay for "The Paperboy," directed by Lee Daniels |
2009 | Wrote the novel Spooner |
2004 | Penned "Shortcut to Happiness," a modern-day update of the classic story of "The Devil and Daniel Webster" |
2003 | Wrote the novel Train |
1996 | Penned the screenplay for the neo-noir film "Mulholland Falls" |
1996 | Wrote the screenplay for "Michael" starring John Travolta |
1995 | Wrote novel The Paperboy |
1991 | Penned screenplay for "Rush" starring Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh |
1991 | Scripted first TV movie (released theatrically in Europe), Showtime's "Paris Trout" |
1991 | Severely beaten by 30 drunken Philadelphians, armed with baseball bats and upset by with his column |
1988 | Scripted the novel Paris Trout |
1986 | Wrote the novel Deadwood |
1984 | Wrote debut novel God's Pocket |
1984 | Moved West to write for The Sacramento Bee |
| Worked for various newspapers in Philadelphia and on the Gold Coast of Florida |
| Moved to Milledgeville, GA with family |