Answer:

jakes

Answer	Crossword Clue
JAKES	Outhouse
JAKES	"Love and War" author
JAKES	"North and South" novelist

JAKES	"North and South" novelist John
JAKES	"The Two ..." (1990 "Chinatown" sequel)
JAKES	"The Bastard" author John
JAKES	"... Women" (Neil Simon play)
JAKES	Author of "The Titans"
JAKES	Nicholson film "The Two ..."
JAKES	John who wrote "The Bastard"
JAKES	"The Two ..." ("Chinatown" sequel)

JAKES	"The Two ..." (Nicholson movie)
JAKES	"North and South" creator