Just to prove to you all that I do not take myself too seriously, I am linking to a segment heard on WBUR (the Boston NPR affiliate) this morning about the book I wrote as part of a new publishing venture called One True Romance.
OTR is marketed toward engaged couples looking to record their courtship for posterity by commissioning a professional author to write about it in romance novel style. The publishers have amassed a stable of writers, but I was the first filly out of the gate as I penned the inaugural book in the series. If you click on the Real Audio link on the WBUR Web site, you can hear NPR's coverage in the form of a thinly veiled satire on the sappiness of today's holiday. I alternated between cringe and guffaw as I gave it a listen myself. While I want to say that the overall tone of the book is not as schmaltzy as the artfully chosen excerpts would have you believe, that might just be my pride talking. Let's put it this way: while I find it a little strange that they did not credit me by name as the author of the piece, I'm not altogether disappointed by the omission.
But, as far as the sap goes--what do you want from me? I mean, it's a true story. The couple I wrote about did see fireworks. Sometimes real life just works like that.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
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2 comments:
you are all rockstarish and stuff. dude.
As someone that talks to the press on an almost daily basis I can almost guarantee you that while some people may laugh and mock the product, another group will think it's a great idea and wonder why nobody ever thought of it before. The phrase, "There's no such thing as bed press." does carry some weight for certain products, one of which I believe is this one.
And by the way, how is it that you have gotten this far in the election without writing anything?
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