Hi Gang,
I hope everybody is getting into the summer groove. The handy dandy thermostat has passed 90 a few times in here in New York City (although mercifully has dropped the last few days), but it’s margarita time for sure! And with summer brings lots of writing and publishing action, so without further ado, here’s the latest on my travels with Finders Keepers …
* There has been a tons ‘o publisher interest so far regarding Finders Keepers, with some new leads that came in just last week. So stay tuned for updates, as the buzz continues to circulate throughout the industry. The manuscript is in the hands of yet another publisher just waiting to get behind the most fun book ever!
As part of the overall marketing process, there’s a database system–Publisher’s Marketplace–that is well-known in the industry. Well, Finders Keepers is on there, too. If you want to check it out, go to:
http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?no=5494
* Picking up from where the NYC Comic-Con left off in the Spring, the biggest gig of the year is coming up next month. You got it. The San Diego Comic-Con!
As with last year, I will be attending the show with partners in crime Rich Henn, Rich Koslowski, Ray Bonn and Finders Keepers Web master Ron Benchetrit. I’ll be shopping Finders Keepers to the Hollywood producer types, with some convention special issues of Finders Keepers printed up just for the occassion.
As always, I will report back with numerous blogs and pictures to boot! So check back in late July for an insider’s view from the showroom floor.
* And last, but certainly, not least, this newsletter is dedicated to Alex (a.k.a. The Buddy), the greatest–and coolest–cat a guy could ever ask for. He died last week at the ripe old age of 17 (that’s about 85 to you and me), and it hasn’t been any kind of fun without him. But he had a truly remarkable life, and certainly enriched mine in ways I never had any right to expect. Liz and I still look around the apartment as if he’s going to come strutting in any moment …
If you want to read more about Alex and his many adventures, you can check out my blogs from June 4, and I’ve uploaded lots of pictures of him to the PHOTOS section of the Finders Keepers Web site.
Well, that’s all she wrote for this edition. As always, I’ll keep you posted on my progress with Finders Keepers … and a few other surprises coming soon … and report all the news that’s fit to print.
Thanks!
Russ
www.findersk.com
