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Today my guest is literary agent, screenwriter and entertainment attorney Mike Farris. A few years back, I listened to Mike bring the house down with these witty remarks at a national writer’s conference in San Antonio. Since Mike’s an agent, you know that he’s talking about real life book proposals that were sent to him … Continue Reading

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Schedule Preview  August 1 – Simon & Schuster author Ron Hansen talks about getting from book to movie and how his ’20s noir came about. Giveaway: hardcover of A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion (historical novel) August 2 – Mike Farris of Farris Literary loans us his humorous presentation about how to get an agent to reject your book. … Continue Reading

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Special thanks to my 100 charter subscribers! Although yours truly has been blogging since 2006, next month marks the first anniversary of this blog. Kicking off Blogoversary content right here on August 1 will be Simon & Schuster historical novelist Ron Hansen, whose book became the movie “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward … Continue Reading

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San Francisco Book Review published my tips about Pitching and Selling Books on the Radio, which you can read at http://tinyurl.com/4ysu5bf. What good results can you report from being on the radio? Please comment below.… Continue Reading

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The University of Texas at Austin’s Business School published their interview of me today. If you have ever career changed, you will relate to this. If you’re contemplating a career change, this may be inspiring for you. If you have a curiosity about roots and how people become who they are, this short backgrounder may … Continue Reading