Quick Reads by Estella
Everybody writes a book. Finding a publisher must be easier for celebs than it is for CIWA members. Ellen De Generes is debuting in �New Funny Cards� by American Greetings Corp. Jenna Bush is publishing Ana�s Story while Tony Dungy�s Quiet Strength came out in July. Dungy wrote in concert with author Nathan Whitaker creating a book more about religious faith than about football. Kristin Gore, 30-yr-old daughter of Al and Tipper Gore, has published her second novel, Sammy�s House. This book continues the saga of Samantha Joyce, a twenty-yr- old White House employee depicted in Kristin�s first novel, Sammy�s Hill. A reviewer has termed Sammy �a quirky, likeable young woman struggling to stay pure in a political cesspool�.
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Indiana Authors Score, too. Philip Gulley, a Quaker pastor in Danville, is author of fourteen books, including his recently released Porch Talk, which contains 30 short chapters that defy genre. Not quite short stories, nor sermons, nor philosophical essays, nor reminiscences, the book uses self-deprecating humor and touches on serious social issues.
An Indianapolis woman, Lorene Burkhart, at age 73, has formed a new business called Burkhart Network, LLC. The company will develop and publish books for children and adults. Its first publication, Raccoon Tales will launch at the Children�s Museum in August. Try wwwBurkhartnetwork.com for further details. Burkhart plans to write all of the books. (Nothing like creating your own outlet).
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The Venerable Dictionary updates. An article in the July 11 issue of theIndianapolis Star , p A4, reported new words that will be in the upcoming issue of the collegiate dictionary from Meriam-Webster. �Gray literature� is hard-to-get written material. Now we know what to call our ailment. The adjective �ginormous� combines gigantic and enormous. Yes, sodoku will be there too.
The Star has a weekly feature on careers. �Careers for Book Lovers� listed author, editor, bookstore owner, librarian, and publicist. Author of the article, Sandy Fugate, says an editor makes $75,000 to 119,000 while an author may make zero to millions. Fugate writes, �Being a writer can be lonely work that pays you nothing. Or it can keep you versatile and on your toes until you find a niche that pays off. Julie King of Indianapolis worked as a freelance writer for years before she hit a winner in Digital Photography for Dummies in 1997. All of which says, �Opportunity Still Knocks�.
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