NOT AGAIN!

Well the initial review from Michelle is in. She hates that I used her first name. Sheesh! I thought I told her about this and now she is upset. Is everybody going to lynch me? My friend Don assured me I can use first names with no difficulties at all - legally. Well that may be so on the legal level, but I am seeing that emotionally people once they see their name in print get triggered. Well not everybody - Dave, Don, and Johnny boy are eating it up.

Well I guess I asked for it. In writing some kind of historical piece it was inevitable that people would get upset in reading about what happened in their world so long ago. Should I not write, should I hold my passion deep inside of me? Hell no! This is art, mixed with fact, mixed with creativity, mixed with a few manufactured items that make the subject matter flow better. This book wasn't intended to be a gossip piece anyway. It was intended to prove that God does exist and He existed in the most unlikely place ever!!!

Michelle, you should love I mentioned your name, because you are a star in this book to me. Maybe Danielle is going to be a bit more pissed because her actions are described pretty accurately and it must be really difficult to see our short comings in print. Just wait till the movie comes out anyway. I'm sure I'll here from her and others at this time. Bring it on.

I guess the ill feelings come with the territory. In stepping out people seem to push back. This reminds me of a pilot series I worked on years ago called "Star Power". My friend Leslie McRay was a Hollywood socialite who was close to all the mega stars in Hollywood. The show was simply interviewing stars who went through adversity en route to becoming mega stars. All of these people - Omar Sharif, Faith Ford, and Troy Donahue were a few, just off the top of my head that heard a thousand "no you cant's on the way to becoming household names. I haven't heard a thousand, maybe about twenty or so, but I am committed to see this book all the way to the top!

Thanks to all the yes people who surround me. Comments on the blog are always appreciated.

Much love and happy reading.