What is love?

Do you want to know what it’s like to be loved?  Take 3 1/2 minutes from your day and watch this video.

Thanks, Allison for sharing this on your Facebook page.

Books … Lots of Books

I just received my author’s paperback copies of The Outer Rims.

It is fun to hold them in your hand, stack them on the table, arrange them on the bookshelf, wave them in front of family members …

I think you get the idea.

Not only did 47North do an excellent job on the cover, they did a very nice job on the interior design of the book.

However, I need to warn you.  If you’re walking down the sidewalk and see me coming your way with an arm load of books, you might want to consider running for cover.

When I’m carrying these books, I transform from a loving, kind, gentle writer into a ruthless door-to-door salesman.

You’ve been warned!

Kindle Book  $3.99     Paperback  $14.95

Make ‘em Laugh

If you haven’t seen Singin’ in the Rain you really must watch it.

It was made over half a century ago but it still connects with viewers.

That’s the sign of a good story!

Book Covers

I really like the monthly posts by Joel Friedlander evaluating book covers on his website, THE BOOK DESIGNER.

The value for those of you who are producing eBooks is reading Joel’s comments about the designs.  Check it out by clicking on the link below.  You may also want to submit one of your covers for review.

e-Book Cover Design Awards, April 2013

Don’t let the odds stop you

I just finished a script.

It’s a pilot for a sitcom.  Now for those of you not familiar with the business of making sitcoms (or other TV shows), selling a spec pilot for a show is almost impossible.

Even if you are a top writer in Hollywood with powerful connections and a major agency leading you through the gauntlet of gatekeepers and green-lighters, selling a sitcom is a daunting proposition.

Many try.  Few are chosen.

If you’re an unknown writer who lives over 1,000 miles away in Montana and doesn’t have any powerful Hollywood connections … well, impossible might be an optimistic statement.

I knew that before I began writing the script.

So why bother trying?

Because the story I want to tell is a series.  I had to decide if I wanted to tell this story or let it die untold.  I chose to tell the story.

Now comes the business of trying to persuade someone that they should make the series.  The odds are beyond calculation by the mathematically disinclined (i.e. me).  But that’s okay.  It’s the story I want to tell.

“The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.”  Arnold Palmer

Looking forward to the movie

I enjoyed reading Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.

It’s going to be released as a movie in a few months and I’m looking forward to seeing it.

A reviewer’s journey fuels the storyteller

Stacey  posted a nice review of  THE HARVEST on her  ”mommyknowsbestblog.”

She shares her journey with the book in three separate posts.  I’ve included links to her blog below.

Getting Started

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The Harvest by Clint Morey

As an author, it was fun to see how the reading journey unfolded for Stacey, from hoping it would be worth reading, to getting excited about the book, to looking back and enjoying the full story and even hoping for more.

That’s the kind of encouragement that makes you want to keep writing.

Thanks, Stacey.