Tinsel Wilderness (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781786955074)

True stories from John Klawitter, Hollywood writer-producer-director. Whether you're pitching some famous old witch doctor who owns a big animation production company, or sending a query letter to a 25-year-old cannibal prince who lucked into being the head of acquisitions at a giant publishing conglomerate, the stories of discovery and survival in TINSEL WILDERNESS can be a source of inspiration and encouragement. From the book-lined offices of Random House and Doubleday to the West Coast movie studios with their wide views of palm trees and the blue Pacific, the wilderness is a strange place for those not expecting the weird, the unpredictable and the rough-and-tumble. To you, storytelling is as important as life itself. But to the natives it's often little more than trinkets and beads they can exchange for furs and scraps of meat. The trick is, you don't want to be the meat. As the natives often say with a wise nod of the head, It's too late to moo when you're hamburger. You're a talented person, a creative writer, an artist in your own right. So as you take the first steps off the beaten path and into the tall grass toward the distant blue mountains, remember to stay alert, keep your weapons handy, and always expect the unexpected...you're in the TINSEL WILDERNESS.