(novel) "Fool's Errand". New York: Ballantine Books, 1979. ISBN 0345280601
(novel) "Bike Riding In Los Angeles: A Novel". New York: Dutton, 1972. ISBN 0525066802
(screenplay with Tom Stoppard) "Shakespeare in Love: A Screenplay". New York: Miramax Books 1999. ISBN 0786884851
(book) "What Happens Next: A History of American Screenwriting". New York: Harmony Books, 2007. ISBN 0307383393
(1979) He directed his play, "Ormer Locklear," in a NTFN production at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California with William Katt and Julie Payne in the cast.