Read Part 1 here So, here I am, wanting to pitch books. The Writer’s Marketplace was, and is still in some ways, the bible that writers went to to begin navigating that approach to the holy offices of the gatekeepers to success: Publishers and agents. Their contact information and preferred method of contact were detailed out the […]
Well before I ever thought I’d write one, book publishers knew Job One was marketing; in other words, getting eyes on, then convincing wallets to open. Job Two was managing distribution of their catalog. They did a fine job of it for many years. Publishers took time to build gravitas for their catalog by taking […]
Fidelis semper: Ever faithful. Much to the chagrin of mother, husband, friends, children, and more, ever faithful is what I have been to words my entire life. To them, I’ve been too enthusiastic in that devotion, but I don’t — I won’t — apologize. Some say the Devil is in the details. They are heretics. I […]
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams starred Dan Haggerty, the man who owned The Beard That Kept Its Promise. I was just a kid, but even then there was something about that beard that inspired a real confidence in truth, justice, and all things awesomely Real Man. Only on the day of Dan’s death […]
From memoir, such as mine –Twinkle – to movies — such as The Burning Bed – to documentaries such as this one or to my music video with my original song It is clear domestic violence is a worldwide problem. There’s just some folks that will beat on other folks. Mankind’s history proves there is no final cure. […]
Michael Connelly was in town for an author tour for his newest book and, somehow or another, by the time Michael arrived at the restaurant, the only chair left to sit in was across from me. To my immediate left was Jedwin Smith, an internationally known author and prize-winning war correspondent I had only just […]