TOMORROW
TOMORROW MORNING KNOWING THAT YOU ARE ALSO GETTING UP.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING
BY TODAY.
BY TODAY.
BY TODAY. THIS GET TO THE ART LITERARY
THEME.
THEME.
THEME. WE
THEME. WE ARE CATCHING UP WITH AN
AUTHOR, CHUCK FOLLOWED IT.
HE HAS A BOOK OUT CALLED
ADJUSTMENT DAY.
ADJUSTMENT DAY. HIT -- IT IS HIS RETURN TO A
NOVEL AFTER FOUR YEARS.>>>
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
YOUR BOOK HIT THE SHELVES ON
MAY 1. IT IS STILL A NEW FIND
FOR VIEWERS.
FOR VIEWERS. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THE TOUR IS OVER BUT I GO TO
BOOK CON IN JUNE.
>> WHAT IS THIS BOOK ABOUT?
>> THE FANTASY OF SO MANY PEOPLE
AND ONE OF THE U.S. DID NOT
HAVE A HUGE BLOODIED CIVIL WAR
AND IDENTITY POLITICS.
WHAT IF EVERYBODY GOT THEIR OWN
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. WHAT COULD GO WRONG WITH THAT?
>> PEOPLE KNOW YOU FROM FIGHT
CLUB.
CLUB.
CLUB. WHAT YOU DESCRIBED SOUNDS LIKE
A HECKUVA MOVIE.
>> IS TV SERIES, CROSS YOUR
FINGERS.
FINGERS.
FINGERS. >> IT IS PRETTY CLOSE.
>> THAT IS EXCITING.
I CAN'T SAY ANYMORE ABOUT THAT.
>> WE BROUGHT UP FIGHT CLUB.
THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER FIGHT
CLUB?
CLUB?
CLUB? >>
CLUB? >> I HAVE BEEN DOING NOVELS
THROUGH DARK COARSE.
THOSE HAVE BEEN WELL RECEIVED.
THEY WERE NUMBER ONE ON THE NEW
YORK'S TIME -- NEW YORK TIMES
LIST FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
>> FOX CONTROLS THE RIGHTS TO
ANY SEQUELS OR ANY SPINOFFS.
IT IS BEING LICENSED FOR A
MULTI-YEAR PLAY IN GERMANY.
IT WILL BE PRODUCED IN GERMANY
BY A THEATER COMPANY FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
>> IS GO BACK TO ADJUSTMENT
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. THIS
DAY. THIS COULD BECOME A TV SERIES.
MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, THE
ACCOMPLISHMENT OF WRITING A
NOVEL, I'M ASSUMING YOU WOULD
BE THE CHIEF WRITER.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. >>
>> NO. >> I HAVE NO INTEREST
WHATSOEVER.
WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE MUCH MORE TALENTED
PEOPLE. I WOULD MOVE ONTO THE
NEXT THING
NEXT THING >> YOU WOULD BE DIVORCED FROM
THE WAY THEY DEVELOP YOUR STORY
GOING FORWARD?
GOING FORWARD? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THIS IS ALL SPECULATIVE RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> ALL RIGHT.
TELL US ABOUT WHERE YOU WRITE.
IS AN ALL DAY PROCESS FOR YOU,
IN THE DARK OR WHAT?
>> EVERY TIME SOMEBODY SAYS
SOMETHING CLEVER.
SOMETHING CLEVER. THEN I HAVE A BULKHEAD SEAT ON
THE PLAIN.
THE PLAIN. I CAN BRING MY LAPTOP OUT AND
GO TO NEW YORK OR PRAGUE OR
SOMEPLACE AND I CAN WORK ON MY
LAPTOP FOUR HOURS COLLATING ALL
THE NOTES I HAVE TAKEN.
>> YOU LIKE TO BE ISOLATED
DURING PART OF THE PROCESS?
>> YES BUT WITH PEOPLE.
SO LOOK -- WORKING AT
FREIGHTLINER WAS PERFECT.
>> ON A PLANE YOU COME UP WITH
PAGES?
PAGES?
PAGES? >>
PAGES? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THAT IS EXCELLENT WRITING TIME.
>> YOU MUST NOT HAVE ANY CRYING
CHILDREN AROUND YOU.
>> THAT IS NOT EVEN A FACTOR.
YOU ARE WRITING SOMETHING THAT
WILL BE READ BY SOMEBODY NEXT
TO A CRYING CHILD.
IF YOU CAN WRITE IT THERE,
SOMEBODY CAN READ IT THERE.
>> I PRAY FOR THE CRYING CHILD.
>> EARLY RETURNS ON PEOPLE
BUYING YOUR BOOK, WAS THAT
POSITIVE?
POSITIVE?
POSITIVE? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. AND DEBUTED AT NUMBER SEVEN. IT
IS HANGING IN.
>> IT WILL HAVE LIFE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. I LOVE THAT YOU CONTINUE TO
LIVE IN OREGON.
>> OREGON IS GREAT.
ALL OF MY FRIENDS ARE