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Bryon Stedman asked me this question in a comment to another post: I have a situation where a broadcast entity claims they want to hear my idea for a boxing series or made for TV movie. The characters belong to my family from a comic drawn by my father. If a narrative is they way to … Read more
I've been getting variations of this email a lot lately, so I thought I'd share my answer to this one here: Lee, I was wondering about your time management. How long does it take for you to write your blog everyday, and what type of writing schedule do you have, and is it iron-clad? Do … Read more
I got this very odd email today (I've edited out his publisher and the title of his book): This is not a fan letter but just let me say that my folks and I loved Martial Law (my mother was amazed at how agile a fat guy couls be) and Sliders especiallly the episode where … Read more
I got an email today on Facebook from somebody I don't know (I "friend" everybody except scammers and phone sex operators) from a writer's organization that I've never heard of. It read: I've heard good things about you for awhile. Maybe it's good timing that you just added me as an FB buddy. Our scheduled … Read more
I got an email on Facebook from a somebody I don’t know (I friend everybody except scammers and phone sex operators) at a writer’s organization I’ve never heard of the other day. It read: I’ve heard good things about you for awhile. Maybe it’s good timing that you just added me as an FB buddy. … Read more
I got this today from someone asking about Advance Reader Copies of books, commonly known as ARCs. I'd like to know how far in advance authors/publishers generally send out ARCs. If they only do it for a review, do they wait to hear back before printing, or just go ahead? If they want a blurb, … Read more
I get two or three emails a day like this from strangers: Forgive the intrusion. I want to connect with you and request your expertise as to the best way to pitch a series treatment to the cable and over the air TV networks. I'm sure you've heard this story before. I have a treatment … Read more
There’s something almost as bad as the complete strangers who want you to read their unpublished manuscripts, read their scripts, and listen to their pitches. It’s the people who expect you to be at their beck-and-call for discussion, whether you want to talk with them or not, simply because you are in the public eye. … Read more
Those incompetent hucksters at Bookwhirl are back. This week they cold-called a major, A-list novelist I know, offering him their inept "services." The guy who called my friend, who is a household name, sounded like someone from Dell Customer Support in India and had no idea who he was speaking to. Even though I have … Read more
MR. MONK AND THE DIRTY COP was released two weeks ago, so perhaps that's why I've been getting deluged with Monk-related emails lately. Here's one I enjoyed: I am a BIG fan of your books- I have read every Monk Book (except the latest), every Psyche book (except the latest), and I have all the … Read more