Maybe I’m daft. I just think the gentle humor of the old Rocky and His Friends cartoons would work in short, funny novels for kids. Or maybe make them two parts, with a Fractured Fairy Tale or Mr. Peabody story in-between. Not talking comic books or graphic novels, though illustrations are always nice. Looking for a Read More …
There’s the Useful Edition: 5 more ways to tie a tie. How to tell better jokes. How to listen. What to get for Mother’s Day. 5 foods that lower cholesterol. 5 foods that raise it. Painting without spattering. And so. Then there’s the Trivia Edition: Your basically useless but interesting facts. Could also have the Brain Food Edition, which, Read More …
It’s a book. Or a website. Or both. Too chicken to propose? Or ask for a raise? Or ride a roller coaster? This collection has a speech for you. Thinking of getting a divorce? Quitting a job? Jumping off a bridge? There are talks to talk you out of things, too. In other cases, you face Read More …
Who says celebs are truly interesting? Why not a book chronicling the struggles and wild lives of wannabes and gonnabes?
OK, this is basically a packaging concept based on a pun. Megatrends was a fascinating bestseller that forecast the future and spawned a set of sequels. Being more of a pessimist than is healthy (and always a prankster), I thought: Why not Negatrends, a gathering of gloom-and-doom scenarios into one book? Global warming. Emergent diseases. Read More …