Press Release: Become a Star in Ten Minutes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Become a Star in Ten Minutes
(or at least get the part!)

Go to the restroom, turn off all electronics (except pacemakers!) and never apologize!

What do these have to do with acting? You'd be surprised!

From getting a good night's sleep to exiting gracefully, Ten Minutes to the Audition (Tallfellow Press, ISBN 1-931290-55-5, October, 2004), the first in the new Ten Minutes to Success series from Tallfellow, tells novices and seasoned professionals alike everything they need to know to land the role.

Award winning actor Jack Klugman says, “Janice Lynde is a brilliant actress who really knows her craft. Why shouldn't she write the definitive book on auditioning? She did!”

With a unique Last-Minute Checklist as well as an invaluable Resource and Reference Guide, this book equips every actor with the tools to get the job… and then become a star!

About the author: Janice Lynde is a two-time Obie winning, Emmy-nominated actress and acting coach who originated the “Directing the Actor” program at The American Film Institute (AFI) and teaches at Robert Redford's Sundance Institute. Her acting credits include Six Feet Under, Touched By An Angel, The Odd Couple and General Hospital. Broadway turns include Applause, Pippin and Nine. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Ten Minutes to the Audition
By Janice Lynde
ISBN: 1-931290-55-5
96 pages, 4-1/2 x 7-1/2
Softcover
October

Contact:
Claudia Sloan
Tallfellow Press
1180 So. Beverly Drive Suite 320
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tallfellow@pacbell.net
(310) 203-3837 fax (310) 203-3893
http://www.tallfellow.com

Press Release: Have You Ever Screwed Up?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Have You Ever Screwed Up?

You're not alone!

Did you know that cheese, pacemakers, Velcro®, Ivory Soap®, chocolate chip cookies, stainless steel and Silly Putty® were all invented by accident?

Did you know that Gone with the Wind was rejected 25 times before it was published or that Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was rejected over 100 times? Both of which went on to sell millions of copies.

Or that John Murray Anderson, of the Anderson School of Drama, said “Try any other profession” to Lucille Ball!?

Or that Albert Einstein said “There is not the slightest indication that [nuclear energy] will ever be obtainable. It would mean that the atom would have to be shattered at will”?

Well, they were and they did!

From “Oops” to “I can't go on another day!,” Great Failures of the Extremely Successful - Mistakes, Adversity, Failure and Other Steppingstones to Success (Tallfellow Press, September 2004, Hardcover and Softcover), by Steve Young, offers historical quotes and facts as well as inspirational first-hand accounts from over 60 accomplished people.

o Basketball great (and severe stutterer) Bill Walton says “I'm a better and happier person today than I ever would have been had I never gotten hurt; had I never had this nightmarish speech problem” (p.132)
o Former Texas governor Ann Richards says “Alcoholism and my additional treatment ended up becoming the most wonderful, most instructive, most important experience I've ever had in my life.” (p.142)
o Saturday Night Live's Julia Sweeney, after having and audience yell “get off the stage!,” says "...sometimes you need to first discover what you can't do before you can discover what you can." (p.171) to
o Rocker Billy Idol says “I've discovered that everything in my life that seemed to crash was a part of what pushed me forward" (p. 236)

So, don't be afraid to fail…it could be the best thing that ever happens to you!

Steve Young, who flunked out of four different colleges, is now an award-winning television writer, author, BBC's Hollywood correspondent and published pundit in the New York Times, USA Today, L.A. Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, L.A. Daily News and the National Lampoon. His radio and television appearances include FOX News Channel, NBC's Today, ABC's Good Morning America, CNN and CNNfn. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.


Great Failures of the Extremely Successful: Mistakes, Adversity, Failure and Other Stepping Stones to Success
Steve Young
Tallfellow Press, Los Angeles
September, 2004,
ISBN: 1-931290-17-2 hardcover; $24.95, ISBN: 1-931290-19-9 trade paperback; $15.95

Contact:
Claudia Sloan
Tallfellow Press
1180 So. Beverly Drive Suite 320
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tallfellow@pacbell.net
(310) 203-3837 fax (310) 203-3893
http://www.tallfellow.com

I haven't posted here in a while, namely because we have a tiny readership if any at this point in time. However, for anyone who may stumble across here, please be aware that we're no longer accepting unsolicited submissions of children's books. We've put out a few announcements in SCBWI, Children's Book Insider, and elsewhere, but the manuscripts just keep coming.

If you write kids books: thanks so much for thinking of us, but our apologies. If and when things change we'll make another announcement.