On Becoming An Author, by David Roche
Saturday, December 8th, 2007Filed under: Regular Contributors, David Roche
When Penguin Books asked if I was interested in turning my signature one man show, “The Church of 80% Sincerity,” into a book with the same title, I was excited and eager.
In some ways I was well prepared. For example, I already had an agent from my life as a performer: Robyn Stecher, a warrior with heart who did the negotiating. But when I found myself with twelve pages of contract with very small type, and I had to come through with a book within six months, I was also quite afraid.
I had always found consolation in the old Irish saying, “Writers are failed talkers.” But I secretly feared the opposite was true as well. Click to continue »
