#1 New York Times Bestselling Author & TV Producer
I've slashed the price on the Kindle edition of DEAD SPACE to only 99 cents for the rest of this month. The book is the sequel to my first novel, MY GUN HAS BULLETS, and was originally published in 1995 under the title BEYOND THE BEYOND. Ex-cop Charlie Willis handles "special security" at Pinnacle Pictures. … Read more
A successful screenwriter I know recently shared with me an experience he had with a stranger that's becoming more and more common these days among my writer friends who have any kind of online presence… A complete stranger sent me an email informing me of the glorious news that he's coming to LA to try … Read more
If you are a book reviewer/book blogger and would like a review copy, either in trade paperback or as PDF file, of TIED IN: THE BUSINESS, HISTORY AND CRAFT OF MEDIA TIE-IN WRITING, please email me at lee@leegoldberg.com with your name and email address (for the PDF) or your snail-mail address (for the paperback) and … Read more
REMAINDERED was the good news/bright side in an article in today's Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer about the unfortunate cancellation of the NDX Film Festival. The article said, in part: Though the festival has been canceled, a short movie will still be filmed in Owensboro in September. "Remaindered" was written and will be directed by Lee Goldberg, a … Read more
I’ve spent a lot of time tonight trading emails and photos back-and-forth with our two leads — Eric Altheide and Sebrina Siegel — discussing their wardrobe for the film. Wardrobe is not my strong suit (no pun intended. Okay, maybe intended a little). And it can be awkward discussing what I’d like the actors to … Read more
My grandfather owned a furniture store and wanted me to go into the business. I wanted to be a writer. His feeling was furniture was a solid career..that everybody needs to sit somewhere, they don't need to read a book. I argued that what they are doing while they are sitting in that comfy chairs … Read more
Two years after I trashed Bookwhirl, they've responded. Boy, they move fast. I am obviously dealing with marketing professionals. Here's their no-holds barred response: Author Lee Goldberg once published an article about BookWhirl.com. He entitled his post, BookWhirl Can't Even Sell Itself. Published last August 2008, the article features Goldberg’s first and only impression about … Read more
Joe Konrath is breaking new ground on the e-front yet again. Today Amazon announced that Amazon Encore is publishing SHAKEN, his latest Jack Daniels novel, first as a $2.99 ebook in October and then as a traditional trade paperback in February 2011. Up until now, Amazon Encore has only reprinted books that didn't make a … Read more
The following is an email exchange between me and Joe Konrath earlier this month: TO: LEE GOLDBERG FROM: JOE KONRATH If I were you, I'd rename all the .357 Vigilante books getting rid of ".357" and "Vigilante" in their titles. The new covers should be generic–maybe a gun or some sort of weapon as the central … Read more
Authors talk a lot about the power of hand-selling, how a bookseller's positive recommendation of a book means more than all the self-promotion, blogging, and twittering you can do. That's because customers trust that booksellers are knowledgeable and well-read…and that they are sharing an honest opinion when they recommend a title and are telling the … Read more