Updated: Feb 23 1998 10:32AM

WASHINGTON: Get ready for Monica Lewinsky: The kiss-and-tell book. "In the short run, when she is free of jeopardy, a literary effort might be her only option," said her attorney William Ginsburg. Her only option, that is, to pay Ginsburgís own hefty fees. After swearing off Sunday talk shows for good some weeks ago, Monicaís lawyer had mysteriously reappeared on Meet the Press and Face the Nation -- not to praise his client, but to bury her in a pile of legal bills. "I am not being paid appropriately," Ginsburg complained. "Frankly, it's difficult just to pay the costs that have been incurred in air fares, investigatory efforts and whatnot, without some assistance."

A somewhat disingenuous statement, considering the high profile Ginsburg has acquired in the past month -- which should bring in more than enough cases to keep the wolf from his door in years to come. However, it seems the country's most famous medical malpractice attorney has his eyes on the kind of legal defense fund that President Clinton has established to fight his various litigious campaigns. Perhaps aid will be forthcoming from a grateful Vernon Jordan, who received a glowing testimonial from Ginsburg: "Mr. Jordan was very kind, very gracious and arranged some interviews with prominent companies," said Monicaís attorney, denying any quid pro quo in the Clinton confidantís relationship with Lewinsky. Sounds like Ginsburg could write a book himself.

-- Chris Taylor