Kenneth Atchity's Blog, page 55
October 8, 2021
The Story of My Life! Ken Atchity's My Obit: Daddy Holding Me
On Amazon
“At the prompting of a marketing friend, I was advised to title this book, My Intensely Madcap, Lebanese/Cajun, Jesuit-Schizoid, Terminally Narcissistic, Food-Focused, East Coast/West Coast, Georgetown/Yale, Career-Changing, Cross-Dressing, Runaway Catholic Italophile, Paradoxically Dramatic, Linguistically Neurotic, Hollywood Academic, ADD-Overcompensating, Niche-Abhorring, Jocoserious Obit. But when my designer pointed out that title wouldn’t fit on the spine, much less on any public display list, I changed my mind. Again! The story of my life.
Which this is at least the first volume of. I hope it makes you laugh, spares you some of my grief, and leads you to insist on telling your story to anyone who will listen.”
October 1, 2021
The Story of My Life! Ken Atchity's My Obit: Daddy Holding Me
On Amazon
“At the prompting of a marketing friend, I was advised to title this book, My Intensely Madcap, Lebanese/Cajun, Jesuit-Schizoid, Terminally Narcissistic, Food-Focused, East Coast/West Coast, Georgetown/Yale, Career-Changing, Cross-Dressing, Runaway Catholic Italophile, Paradoxically Dramatic, Linguistically Neurotic, Hollywood Academic, ADD-Overcompensating, Niche-Abhorring, Jocoserious Obit. But when my designer pointed out that title wouldn’t fit on the spine, much less on any public display list, I changed my mind. Again! The story of my life.
Which this is at least the first volume of. I hope it makes you laugh, spares you some of my grief, and leads you to insist on telling your story to anyone who will listen.”
September 30, 2021
#tbt
Angelina Jolie on the set of Life or Something Like It along with director Stephen Herek and Billy Bob Thornton.
September 29, 2021
In this Film Courage video, Dr. Kenneth Atchity (Author, ...
Have a listen here: https://lnkd.in/gtsXPc3
Learn more at www.TheWritersLifeline.com
September 27, 2021
Kenneth Atchity's My Obit: Daddy Holding Me and Terry Stanfill's The Gift From Fortuny, Garner Honorable Mentions at the Paris Book Festival!
BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR - HONORABLE MENTION
My Obit: Daddy Holding Me – Ken Atchity
Available on AmazonGENERAL FICTION - HONORABLE MENTIONThe Gift from Fortuny – Terry Stanfill
Available on Amazon
September 24, 2021
KEN ATCHITY: Never Give Up
What are the ingredients of a New York Times Best Seller? Ken Atchity has the answers and they are not what you expect. He is a movie producer, author of over 20 nonfiction books and novels. He has spent his lifetime helping writers get started and improve their careers. Writing was in his blood from the beginning. ‘I never understood writers’ block because I never had it,” he says.
What is the right mindset for being successful as a self-published writer?
It’s about what Winston Churchill said: “Never give, never give, never give up!” Don’t doubt yourself, keep working and learning more about your craft.
You wrote over 20 non-fiction books and novels. Are you still learning?
Yes, I am. I am always learning. I love writing because it’s a way of focusing your learning. I write the book first, then I do the research and spend years revising the book.
Some writers confessed that they don’t read books when they work on something new…
While you write your first draft, there is no need for you to read something else.The time to start reading other things is after you’ve finished it and improved it. You can always study yourself to death and never finish the first draft. And that’s the danger of it, or being influenced by other voices. It is much better to get your voice clear in the first draft and then give yourself a limited amount of time to do further research to make sure things are accurate. You would be surprised how often your imagination gets things pretty much right.
What do you appreciate most in a book?
I love books that take you to another world and keep you there the whole time. A storyteller who knows his craft will do this by not making a single mistake. A mistake is something that takes you suddenly out of that world.
You helped several authors to make the New York Times Best Sellers list. What are the ingredients of a bestseller?
That list is a victim of the changing times we are living now. In today’s world, a person needs to be famous or write about someone who is. The most recent three NY Times Best Sellers were about John Kennedy. But this list is not the only judge. Selling books on the Internet is a direct and immediate way to see if you could find an audience for your book.
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September 22, 2021
Write Short Stories!
Need a stronger plot or sharper dialogue for your novel?
Award-winning author Dennis Palumbo suggests writing short stories.
Learn how they can improve your writing and build your portfolio by registering for our Oct. 14 event at http://grandcanyonwriters.com
September 20, 2021
Vince DiPersio: Original Sins on Hey Humans with Susan Ruth
Vince DiPersio is a documentarian. His award-winning work in film and t.v. as an audio-visual storyteller has covered decades of events and humans, including; "The Kennedy Detail," “The Last Days of Kennedy and King,” “The Big Question,” “People of Earth,” “Hate. com,” “Who Killed Tupac,” and most recently, in partnership with Kim Kardashian West, “The Justice Project,” among others.
Listen here: https://heyhumanpodcast.com/?p=3989
September 16, 2021
Panic Attack - Virtual Launch with Dennis Palumbo at Mystery Lovers Bookshop!
Please join the virtual book launch of Panic Attack with Dennis Palumbo!
Psychologist Daniel Rinaldi is no stranger to trauma. A survivor of not one, but two attempts on his life by a deranged killer, the therapist also counsels trauma patients in his private practice, and contracts with the Pittsburgh Police to help victims of violent crime cope with their experience. When a sports mascot is gunned down mid-field by a sniper at a college football game he attends, Rinaldi becomes an accidental yet integral part of the investigation. To begin with, the victim in the costume is not the person who was supposed to be wearing it.
When the actual "Teasdale Tiger" hears the news, he suffers a crippling panic attack and calls on Rinaldi to talk him through it. From there, Rinaldi seems to be in all the wrong places at all the wrong times, as the sniper continues his killing spree. Meeting with resistance from members of the Pittsburgh Police force and taking dangerous risks in pursuit of the killer, Rinaldi puts his career and his life in harm's way as he races to find a connection between the victims before the shooter strikes again.CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS VIRTUAL EVENT VIA ZOOM!
About the author:
Dennis Palumbo, M.A., MFT is a writer and licensed psychotherapist in private practice, specializing in creative issues. His acclaimed series of mystery thrillers–Mirror Image, Fever Dream, Night Terrors, Phantom Limb, Head Wounds and the new Panic Attack (Sourcebooks/Poisoned Pen Press) features psychologist and trauma expert Daniel Rinaldi. He’s also the author of Writing From the Inside Out (John Wiley), as well as a collection of mystery short stories, From Crime to Crime (Tallfellow Press).
Formerly a Hollywood screenwriter, Palumbo’s credits include the feature film My Favorite Year, for which he was nominated for a WGA Award for Best Screenplay. He was also a staff writer for the ABC-TV series Welcome Back, Kotter, and has written numerous series episodes and pilots.
Event date: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 - 7:00pmEvent address: 514 Allegheny River BoulevardOakmont, PA 15139-1617
Panic Attack (Paperback)By Dennis Palumbo$15.99ISBN: 9781464213458Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Sourcebooks - September 1st, 2021
September 15, 2021
Favorite Quotes
Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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