A pitch for Skin of Tattoos turned into a comedy routine!

Author Terry Irving offers his running commentary on my 2-minute "pitch" for my literary noir crime novel "Skin of Tattoos." It's pretty funny!
Ye gods, woman! How did you sneak in here?
Are you some sort of reporter?
Well, I used to be but now I write books.
Is that why you're dressed as a nun? It's an old habit; works great with guerrillas and publishers.
Oooh, a smart one. "Old Habit," huh? OK, my heart is beginning to fibrillate. How did you come up with the idea?
Years ago, I did a magazine story about gang members deported from the United States to El Salvador. I interviewed a number of these former homeboys in San Salvador and their stories stuck with me. They were essentially fish-out-of-water in a country where they hardly spoke the language. I actually ended up writing not about their lives in El Salvador but what I imagined what had led them to that situation.
I can understand their situation,I feel like a fish out of water every time I walk into a bank.Sort of washed-out and dry. OK, What’s the Teaser Pitch?
Think “Sons of Anarchy” meets “The Outsiders.” A literary crime novel, Skin of Tattoos is about a gang member who wants to leave “la vida loca” but finds his homies offer him what he cannot get elsewhere, from employment to acceptance, but in the end he finds that gang life is all a facade. It’s also about the struggles of an immigrant family in Los Angeles, and youth coming to accept and forgive their families as flawed people.
Gang life is nothing, he should try the movie business. Talk about your "flawed people"
How does this antihero hero change in the book?
Magdaleno, aka Mags, is a twenty-year-old guy who thinks he knows it all—and himself, but of course he doesn’t. Despite his desire to leave the gang, his pride and ego lead him to stay in it. In the end, he finds that this costs him everything and everyone he loves.
Sounds good. I love a happy ending.
"Skin of Tattoos"?
Why did you pick this title?
Mags’s tattoos identify him as a gang member, but he’s a lot more than superficial markings on his skin. Trouble is, he cannot escape the tattoos and what they symbolize because they are inked into his skin. Getting rid of tattoos is a long painful process, just as Mags leaving his past is a long, painful process.
Why should he leave?
Some of the most successful people in LA are gangsters. Never mind, I'm just dreaming.
What’s the logline?
Sometimes your best friends are your worst enemies.
I like that.
A lot.
OK, let’s cut to the chase.
Why should I, the Incredibly Rich and Handsome Movie Mogul, buy this book?
This is a raw emotional drama about a guy who makes some bad choices, ones that carry high stakes and are difficult to reverse. It’s a story about friendship, love, betrayal and family in inner-city neighborhoods where life is cheap. It’s got plenty of suspense and action, but also heart and pathos
I LOVE it!
Pathos hung out with Aramis and d'Artagnan, right? I always liked the way Aramis smelled.
Sign this contract.No, don't bother reading it,
Just sign it. Next stop: Billions!
Let's hope the bestseller gods are listening to Terry!
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