so, how does john grisham do it? we've got the "nightline" interview. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 26th, 2010. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. and we're going to begin tonight with fame and consequences. in new york, charlie sheen, the actor and bad boy for many years, was arrested, taken into custody at the plaza hotel here in new york after his -- police responded to a disturbance in his room. sheen has had many problems over the years, and yet again, he is in trouble, but this time, the question is, what will be the consequences? andrea canning has our report. >> reporter: it's happened again. charlie sheen, living up to his bad boy image. police sources say they discovered the actor drunk and half naked in his new york city hotel room early this morning. >> police responded. mr. sheen was taken to the hospital, no arrests were made. no one willing to sign a complaint. >> reporter: according to

. >> you don't have to be anne rice or john grisham to see your book in black and white. says no, there is always the internet. norman savage knew he had all the ingredients for an unforgettable memoir. >> there are tons memoirs about addiction. tons of self-help books about diabetes. but very few books about diabetes deal with the emotional component of it. >> reporter: so, savage decided to write his own story about coping with diabetes and drug addiction. his manuscript was accepted by a major publishing house in new york. but the project never got off the ground. >> it was heartbreaking. i mean, i wanted to get published, of course. >> reporter: his story could have ended there. instead, a new chapter began, online. savage self-published his book on smashwords.com. and its flew off the digital shelves. but not surprisingly, the old brick and mortar publishers aren't convinced. >> you can publish electronically and there's fewer barriers. but the real problem remains, then, how to attract an audience for that book. >> reporter: simon and shuster's amy creamer says you

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