| Lo Fun Fact #1 |
| "Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. For as long as she lived, she had no idea there was anything sexual or seedy about being called "Lolita". |
| Lo Fun Fact #2 |
| I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of
Christian Louboutins. |
| Lo Fun Fact #3 |
| Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all? |
| Lo Fun Fact #4 |
| I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay? |
| Lo Fun Fact #5 |
| I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!! |
| Lo Fun Fact #6 |
| I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position. |
| Lo Fun Fact #7 |
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond. |
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| Sex.Lies.Murder.Fame. In PW Daily!!! |
| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 |
Check out this MAJORLY COOL, MAJORLY SIGNIFICANT, high-profile piece my new book, Sex.Lies.Murder.Fame., just got in today's PW Daily newsletter. For those who don't know, Publishers Weekly is THE most important magazine in the publishing industry. It's the equivalent of Variety for the television and film industry, and Billboard for the music industry. Next week's issue of Publishers Weekly has a feature of Sex.Lies.Murder.Fame. and the clever approach Amistad/HarperCollins took in marketing the book by creating a soundtrack and a film trailer. PWDaily is their daily newsletter that arrives to subscribers via e-mail. It's read throughout the publishing world, so this was definitely a nice bit of exposure for us all.
Here's what the article looks like (I did a little cutting and pasting):
 [click to go to the actual article]
There are some things that I would be grossly remiss in if I didn't correct:The excerpts on the soundtrack are read by the delicious actor MEL Jackson (not "Al").
There is, however, an Al that should have been mentioned, the great and wonderful music producer, Al "Butter" McLean, who came through like a champ when we enlisted his help. Butter found three of the artists and their perfectly-suited songs for the soundtrack (not me, I wouldn't have the first clue how!!), and the songs ROCK. I mean, really. Those of you who've heard the soundtrack know what I'm talking about.
Also, my AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING, SUPER-DUPER, RELENTLESS PUBLICIST at Amistad's name is Gilda SQUIRE (no "s" on the last name). Team Amistad has made this whole thing a dream, and Gilda just doesn't give up when it comes to making things happen. How lucky am I to have her in my corner?
And, oh yeah, Child of God was my fourth book. Me making those corrections doesn't mean I'm not thrilled for PW's coverage. I'm ECSTATIC!!! I just want to make sure that all the people who have made this whole thing come together so wonderfully get their proper due. This is definitely NOT a one-woman show, and I won't fake the funk for one minute to make anyone think it is.
Thanks to all of them, and thanks to ALL OF YOU for supporting me and this book and all my other ones as well. Let's all hold hands and get in a big circle. Who wants to start the first verse of Kumbaya?
PWDaily.com - Novel Video Promo from Amistad
Amazon.com: Sex.Lies.Murder.Fame. |
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| 5 Comments: |
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GILDA SQUIRE ROCKS!!!!!!!
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Kumbaya my lord, Kumbaya...Kumbaya my lord.. Kumbaya... ((feel free to join in....everyone sing!!!)
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ROFL!!!! Way to go, Ettevy!!! Always willing to step forward and lead!!!
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Thanks for correcting! I'm happy that there is somewhere in cyberspace for this!
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congrats lo...and this is just the beginning! i wouldn't be surprised to see s.l.m.f. as a movie trailer too.
hmmmm......like french fries, get'em while they're hot!!!!
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