Brien Jones is at it again...the vanity press huckster is offering to sell your self-published book to Hollywood using all of his amazing connections (which, translated, means he's going to attend "The Great American Pitchfest" like hundreds of other wanna-bes). Victoria Strauss at Writer's Beware has the scoop on Brien's pitch, which sounds an awful lot like the scams run by Bookman/Airleaf, his former employer, which I first blogged about back in 2005.. Airleaf has since been shut down by the Indiana Attorney General.
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Readers of Monk will enjoy Mr. Monk on the Road as much as or more than any of the Monk books that have preceded it. Heartily recommended."—The Gumshoe ReviewMonk #12: Mr. Monk on the Couch
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Three acclaimed short-stories by Lee Goldberg: "Remaindered," "Jack Webb's Star," and "Bumsickle."Three Ways to Die
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A compilation that also includes books by Joe Konrath, Scott Nicholson, Blake Crouch and J. Carson Black.Unsold Television Pilots, Volume 1: 1955-1976
"Irresistible and enthralling." Hartford CourantUnsold Television Pilots, Volume 2: 1977-1989
"The best bathroom reading ever!" San Francisco ChronicleUnsold TV Pilots: The Almost Complete Guide to Everything You Never Saw on TV 1955-1990
"A must-browse for media freaks." -- USA TodayUnsold TV Pilots: The Greatest Shows You Never Saw
Kindle EditionUnsold TV Pilots: The Greatest Shows You Never Saw
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Previously released as "The Man with the Iron On Badge" "As dark and twisted as anything Hammett or Chandler ever dreamed up...leaving Travis McGee in the dust" KIRKUS REVIEWS (Starred Review)
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Anthony C Winkler: Writing Talk: Paragraphs and Short Essays with Readings (5th Edition)
Lee Goldberg: Tied In: The Business, History and Craft of Media Tie-In Writing
Tied In: The Business, History and Craft of Media Tie-In Writing
D. P. Lyle: Murder and Mayhem: A Doctor Answers Medical and Forensic Questions for Mystery Writers
Ray White: How I Got Published: Famous Authors Tell You in Their Own Words
Anthony C. Winkler: Writing Talk: Paragraphs and Short Essays with Readings (4th Edition)
Hollywood and Crime: Original Crime Stories Set During the History of Hollywood
