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Michael B. Druxman is a veteran Hollywood screenwriter whose credits include Cheyenne Warrior with Kelly Preston; Dillinger and Capone starring Martin Sheen andF. Murray Abraham; and The Doorway with Roy Scheider, which he also directed. He is also a prolific playwright, his one-person play, Jolson, having had numerous productions around the country. Other produced stage credits include one-person plays about Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Spencer Tracy and Orson Welles.

Additionally, Mr. Druxman is the author of twelve other published books, including several nonfiction works about Hollywood, its movies, and the people who make them (e.g., Basil Rathbone: His Life and His Films, Make It Again, Sam: A Survey of Movie Remakes, One Good Film Deserves Another: A Survey of Movie Sequels, Merv (Griffin) and The Musical: From Broadway to Hollywood). He has written two novels, Nobody Drowns in Mineral Lake and Shadow Watcher, plus Family Secret, a non-fiction book co-authored with Warren Hull, which reveals the true facts behind the 1947 murder of mobster “Bugsy” Siegel in Beverly Hills.

"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker" is a revisionist history of Hollywood's Golden Era and the tabloid press that covered it. Harry Pennypacker was a prolific and revered newspaper columnist; a colleague of Louella Parsons, Walter Winchell, and the other great columnists of the day. Unfortunately, nobody has ever heard of him because the papers never ran his articles. They were too hot. Too dangerous. Too likely to tarnish the delicate image of silver screen icons. The newspaper syndicate couldn't fire him because he had an ironclad contract, so Pennypacker wrote his stories ... and the editors buried them. Until now. The secret files of Harry Pennypacker are secret no longer.

Topics of conversation:

• Breaking into Hollywood, and the secrets to longevity in the industry
• Who was Harry Pennypacker?
• Today's Hollywood vs. The Golden Era of Film
• Several classic Druxman stories, including how he met Elvis
• Heros, mentors, and how to be an effective storyteller

Listen to interview with Michael B. Druxman

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Authors Access is a joint project of Loving Healing Press and Reader Views. Each week we bring insightful interviews from people around the world who can help you get your work published, and if already published, noticed! The forum is geared for writers, both published and unpublished. Your hosts are Victor R. Volkman, owner/publisher of Loving Healing Press and Irene Watson, Managing Editor of Reader Views. See the lineup for future presentations and listen to previous podcasts.

On June 21st, 2009  Irene Watson and Victor R. Volkman spoke with professional speaker, humorist, and author Tweed Scott about how to profitably combine speaking and sales events. Tweed is an award winning speaker and the author of the 3-time national award-winning book, Texas In Her Own Words.  He has sold nearly 5,000 copies of his book almost exclusively by hand selling in the back of the room after one of his presentations. He’s here to share with you how he does it and how you can do it too. Tweed shared about what went into developing his marketing plan that led to the back of the room sales and a speaking career.  Key points include

• A system for selling in the back of the room
• Three ideas that will lead to moving more products in the back of the room
• How this approach changes your business model
• How to promote and grow your speaking business

Tweed Scott is the owner of Tejas Communications, a writing and public speaking company.  His book is sold at some remarkable places including the Alamo, The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, both of the State capitol building gift shops, San Jacinto Monument & Battleground, the Sam Houston Statue & Park in Huntsville and even at the general store in Luckenbach.He is also the president of the board of the Writers’ League of Texas. He speaks statewide about Texas and the Texan character. Tweed loves spreading what he calls the ‘Gospel of Texas.’ He speaks nationally on Attitude, Leadership and Change.

Listen to Tweed Scott: Turn Your Book into a Speaking Career & Sell Your Book at the Back of the Room

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