#1 New York Times Bestselling Author & TV Producer
I get lots and lots of questions asking for career advice from readers. Here are a few that came in recently. Q: Wanted to ping you for some advice, if you don’t mind. I think I’m ready to live by my pen/keyboard starting this summer. My house is already paid off, I’ll have about a … Read more
I get variations on this question every day from writers eager to write tie-ins based on TV shows. Here’s one that came in this morning: I have recently purchased your book “Tied In” in order to learn more about the fascinating world of tie-in novelization. I’m a writer myself, having published, to date, one novel … Read more
I didn’t get this email…my good friend Joel Goldman did. But it was so wonderful, that I had to share it with you, typos and all: Hi Joel… I pulled up best suspense thrillers on Amazon & you jack Davis books pooped up… I was really getting intoJacks stories, planning on contining thru all your … Read more
Everybody thinks their life is a movie or TV series. That’s why every screenwriter I know gets unsolicited emails from strangers urging them to write their life story because it’s so unique, tragic, bizarre or compelling. And then you get pitches like this from “Louis”: Hello I hope you can help in putting my story … Read more
Apparently, I am in the business of writing books and TV shows and giving them away, at least judging by the mail I’ve received this week. Here’s one about my book Unsold Television Pilots 1955-1989. Hi Mr. Goldberg, Thanks for producing an excellent book on a subject that is ignored. Question: Is there another book … Read more
I got this email from Lynn Donahue today: I just discovered you while browsing on Amazon! I read an excerpt from “Watch Me Die” and was amused enough to put it on my wish list. Which is a pretty big deal, really. It takes a lot to shove the mouse allllll the way up to … Read more
Every day I get emails from writers asking me how to break into the TV business. Most of them are looking for a short cut (namely, by using me, my agent and my friends). And most of the writers, it seems, have only a vague idea of what being a writer or producer really involves. … Read more
If you’re fattening up your credits with fakery, I’m probably one of the last people you want to contact. This tale of lame fraud began as a typical, badly-written solicitation for a blurb with the usual flattery at the beginning (I’ve taken out anything that might identify the author). The miss-spellings, awkward sentence structure, etc. … Read more
Every day I get emails from people asking me how to break into television. Here’s one that stood out this week… I often find myself thinking that I have a “voice” that can be fine tuned into a television writing machine. I was captain of my basketball team and voted biggest flirt and class clown. … Read more
I constantly get requests from readers to send them things — mostly free books and signed photos. Here are two recent, odd examples (the names and other identifying info has been changed to spare the senders embarrassment): Please send me a couple of your business cards signed and an autograph photo to XYZ . Could … Read more