His rise to literary success was documented by Malcolm Gladwell in a study of career late bloomers.
Was a Lawyer before quitting to become a writer.
Started writing when he was 30 years old.
Lives in Dallas, Texas.
When he started writing, he got up each morning at 7:30 and wrote until lunchtime. He would then rest for twenty minutes before writing again for a few hours.
Graduated from Duke University school of Law.
His first short story was 60 pages long and took 3 months to write.
Wrote "Brief encounters with Che Guevara" after developing a fascination with Haiti.