![]() ![]() So maybe it was fate that I wanted to try my hand at writing. And that way took a left turn at Hollywood and Vine, especially since I was born the proverbial hop, skip, and jump from there. But being the rebellious sort, I went my own way. My parents, of course, always wanted me to have a real job and something to fall back on. It might have had something to do with designing buildings. Well actually, one of those might be something I considered. You see, whatever it was it had to start with an “A”. So I needed to figure out something else to do with my life. #Paperback writer professionalAnyway, I knew enough to know I couldn’t be a professional musician. It might be artisanal, but I’m almost embarrassed to show it-very DIY. See the homemade-or should I say artisanal-card here from our first band. Who wouldn’t? But as much of an ego as I might have-or had, because it’s shrinking all the time-I knew I didn’t have the chops to make it in music. I do play some music, and if I’d had my druthers, and if I could ever figure out what the hell a druther is, I’d have been a rock star. The main thing they gave me is a desire to be the best. But the main point is that even though they’re writers of music and I’m a writer of prose, they have had a great influence on me. I could run on and on here about just how much. ![]() Most people who know me for more than five minutes, or more than just on the surface, know how much I love The Beatles. ![]() I am, however, writing about The Beatles. It still seems like a fun thing to do.īut that’s not what I’m writing about today. Probably would have worked better a while back when more people recognized it, though. I always wanted to send a query to an editor and start it off with those words. It’s based on a novel by a man named Lear, It took me years to write, will you take a look? Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? ![]()
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