There is a huge story behind how I was able to get my six figure deal with Simon and Schuster and audio deal with Random House. I had to self publish, market, sell, act as my own publicist via an alias, among other tasks to do it. Now I am so happy that I have the chance to be with two major publishers. I did all of this without a literary agent, although I have a film agent at CAA.I hold almost all rights to my book/series. I even have the right to sell it on my own. I also control my cover (there is a story behind that). I even have full approval or consultation on many elements of my novel such as marketing.I am proof that it can be done. You just have to work hard and be smart about it. This is my way of paying back all those who helped me along the way.Along with posting blogs about my book I will post about the entire publishing process. Some topics will include:Self Publishing (from start to finish)How I was able to get a prolific digital artist to do the cover of my independent book. (He was later hired him to do the major publisher cover.)My experiences with with both Simon and Schuster and Random House.How to deal with a publisher and the staff. They can all be great guys.Publicity (Trust me you want to read this one. It reads like a best seller, getting much deep than ALan Chase.)How I was able to get my film rights represented by the biggest and most powerful talent agency on the face of the planet CAA.My experiences with meeting with some of the biggest people in Hollywood.Among many other topics…Not everything went right by a long shot, but I am happy and here to tell my story good and bad. The truth is it is just begining. In short, this is the real story behind Marvelous World. So once again, get ready!
