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I've been looking back on my adventure in Hollywood, culling pages from my journal...  So, as it turns out, my big reason for joining the WGA Activities committee, to get a workshop going, was misdirected at best. I was on the wrong committee. Another committee, the Programs committee, would do something like that.
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So, “Novel Concept” got its first review from an Amazon customer. It was an amazingly positive review. My first reaction was…relief. Someone “got” the book. They enjoyed the book. This person is a complete stranger to me. I don’t really try to get friends and family to buy my stuff. That’s not why I do it. My goal is to get strangers to buy it. You can’t make a living from your mom and dad buying your output (my constant FB postings on the matter notwithstanding).
Sure, my other books got some pretty solid reviews but there was something about this one. He approached like a real critique. He compared me to some of my favorite writers. In fact, as he referred to me by my last name in the review, I got excited because that’s how reviewers refer to real authors in their reviews (I wonder if I would have been as thrilled by the procedurals if the review had been bad?). I posted and tweeted this review out to the world, ad nauseam. Will it help? I’d like to think so. It validates what I was writing. It means someone other than me enjoyed the tale. Now, the trick; getting a second person to jump on the bandwagon… Thanks Dr. Pat. With the release of my latest book, Novel Concept, I had the urge to explain myself, I mean, examine the creative process and how this story came to be (see Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4).
With the release of my latest book, Novel Concept, I had the urge to explain myself, I mean, examine the creative process and how this story came to be (see Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3).
With the release of my latest book, Novel Concept, I had the urge to explain myself, I mean, examine the creative process and how this story came to be (see Part 1, and Part 2).
I’d print out the pages and edit them. Then rewrite those. Then I wouldn’t. Start and stop. Rewrite, then let it lay fallow. Go until I hit a wall, then walk away from it. Go work on other stuff. Get involved with Pee-Wee Herman. I admit it, I’m lazy. And without a firm deadline, I took my dear, sweet time with it. Finally, after a couple of years, I typed the words, “The End.”
The next step, of course, was sending it out to publishers for rejections. Check. After a couple of dozen of those, I let it sit for a while. Before a techno-tragedy had me put it aside for years. With the release of my latest book, Novel Concept, I had the urge to explain myself, I mean, examine the creative process and how this story came to be (see Part 1).
With the release of my latest book, Novel Concept, I had the urge to explain myself, I mean, examine the creative process and how this story came to be (see Part 1)  Writing a book was not on my bucket list. I was going to write MOVIES! Or SKETCHES for TV!!! That was it. Not a TV series, no prose, articles or matchbook covers. All through college and post-graduation, my attention was drawn to the shiny movie screen and flickering TV image. There were spec scripts to mail out and sketches to hoard away (because by this time there was only one sketch-comedy show on TV and “Saturday Night Live” was a tough nut to crack)...
 Okay, world, looking for a favor...
I have uploaded my latest, "Novel Concept" to Kindle's new Scout program. It's much like their film production side, where the crowd gets to select what TV pilots and projects move forward, only here the winners will become a published work by Kindle Press. As it happens, I was finishing my book, and it's a stand-alone story from my other books, so, why not? Now, I need a crowd... It's a goofy, wacky tale of a writer who wants to be a best-selling writer and decides he needs to travel the world to do it. Just sans money. If any Amazon account holders could make their way to https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/235QKTEJFACJR and nominate me, I'd appreciate it. Thank you for your time and consideration. We now return you do to our regularly scheduled program... |
Dan FiorellaFreelance writer, still hacking away. 
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