The Mind Digger

A story of a writer whose plays are strikingly realistic because he remembers completely every detail of his life--up to a point. And his research pushes back his memories farther and farther each day. But how much remembering is too much? There was a reason why his scripts were smash hits—they had realism. And why not? He was reliving every scene and emotion in them! It was really a pretty fair script, and it caught me at a moment when every playwright worth his salt was playing in France, prostituting in Hollywood or sulking in a slump. I needed a play badly, so I told Ellie to get this unknown up to my office and have a contract ready.