“It was easier to write the blasted book than it was to promote it.” That’s what I hear from writers who had the drive to turn themselves into authors but who faltered when the time came to promote their work.  Even with a new website and a strategic selection of book clubs, book blogs, readings rooms, etc., these authors weren’t confident they knew what they were doing. Sadly, the insecurity seemed justified. Most are about to pitch the book they wrote and not the book they want to sell.  What’s …

We live in the age of the media interview, but it took director Ron Howard to turn an historic Q & A into a movie. Frost/Nixon is based on Peter Morgan’s stage production of the interviews between David Frost and former President Richard Nixon in 1977.  Frost brokered the deal himself, risking money and what reputation he had as a British talk show host with no journalism credentials. Actor Frank Langella playing Richard Nixon is both funny and ironic as he moves like a man in jailhouse chains.  Michael Sheen portrays …