There are several scenes between Frank and Ari - and Frank and Pandora - that were indirectly inspired by the movie Rounders which is about high stakes poker and stars John Malkovich and Matt Damon. Ari and Pandora are the worst kind of evil: bad intentions combined wi...

The theme of the circle is prominent in Forever Young, starting with various circles on the cover. The “O” in both “Forever” and “Young” lent themselves to an interesting and important design element of overlapping circles. If you look closely, there are other circles...

Here is an inside secret by way of video where Jackie tells Frank of her past love life and this creates tremendous guilt and conflict within Frank. Enjoy!

I make several nods to Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness which of course is considered by many the inspiration for the great film, Apocalypse Now. Max and Wendy’s baby is named Conrad, Helen watches the film while Frank Sr. is in the Amazon, and during Frank’s journey...

The original Forever Young cover had the waterfall flowing over the face of the male silhouette rather than the top of his head/neck as is the final design. While I was attracted to the notion of the water representing tears and sadness Frank experiences during his ard...

The Chase Lynch character originally appeared at the ten year reunion with a young international super model on his arm. That scene was cut due to space limitations. Chase’s prolific use of the term “old sport” was inspired by the movie Great Gatsby which came out duri...

The emergency crash landing in Providence, RI was an intentional destination to set the tone in terms of spirituality and religion – important themes that connect Jackie and Helen (Frank’s mom) with Frank. The plane had to be ‘shortened’ from 38 rows to 34 rows to acco...

The book’s opening was originally set at San Diego airport with Frank navigating the terminal effortless in a scene reminiscent of George Clooney in Up in The Air. Frank’s first glimpse of Jackie was a few minutes before the flight. He figured she was a first class pas...