R.A. Salvatore Interview

GameSpy has conducted an interview with writer R.A. Salvatore, asking him quite a few questions about the many Dungeons & Dragons novels that he's written and his work on Atari's Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone. An excerpt to follow:
Q: Did you approach Atari about Demon Stone or did they approach you?

A: Atari approached Wizards of the Coast. And Wizards suggested me because they knew I'd been wanting to do this for years now. It's a natural extension of my writing. I want to explore where the author fits into game design process. So I jumped at it, it's one of the best things I've done