With works such as Pride & Prejudice and Sense & Sensibility, Jane Austen became one of the most-loved authors of English literature...so it’s about time she became an action figure. (The pen is, after all, mightier than the sword.)

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He led his people out of captivity. He parted the seas. He even gave Charlton Heston his most famous role. Surely he deserves a spot of honor on your desk.

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One lady, dozens of cats, oddly vacant stare...and she's your neighbor. Yeah, you know her.

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Where would we be without librarians? Standing in the middle of the library, wondering how to get our questions answered, that’s where.

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• An unusual path to publication. I was rejected by more than 180 literary agents before I received my first publishing contract--and that contract came from a publisher I’d never queried. Hey, sometimes miracles do happen. I posted details in an old blog entry, and talked about it in a podcast video.
• A cancer survivor. In 2007, I was diagnosed with Follicular Non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and told it was incurable. I rarely listen to what I’m told, so I researched and received a treatment called radioimmunotherapy (a treatment, interestingly, I didn’t officially qualify for under FDA regulations). Today I’m cancer-free and doing well, and doing my best to help spread the word about Bexxar and radioimmunotherapy--an effective, yet vastly under-used, option for Follicular Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. I tracked my journey through diagnosis and treatment at a separate blog.
• A student of social media and marketing. Before writing fiction, I worked in advertising and marketing for 17 years--most of those as the owner of as successful ad agency. Since launching my fiction career in 2005, I’ve become convinced social media represents a fundamental shift in how businesses and brands should communicate--so much so that I'm launching a consulting service (Social Media Scout) and releasing a free 56-page ebook (Don’t Be the Obnoxious Drunk Guy: A Social Media Primer for Business) on this very topic. (Both the consulting service and the ebook are currently in beta, but since you're here, have a look.)

Journalist? Blogger? Producer? Conference organizer? Bored with nothing better to do? I‘m happy to talk with you about any of these related subjects:

Publishing & Writing
• How to Get Published (I‘ve given presentations on this topic for public libraries and groups: How to Get Published--Without Getting Scammed and The Writing Life: How to Find Your Ideas) • General Publishing Industry • Christian Publishing Industry • First-Time Authors • Finding a Literary Agent

Cancer Survivorship & Advocacy
• General Survivorship (I‘ve given a presentation on this topic for trade groups: The Adventures of Bexxar Boy: How Lucky Underwear and Persistence Helped Me Through A Cancer Diagnosis) • Being Your Own Healthcare Advocate • Lymphoma • Bexxar and Radioimmunotherapy

Social Media and Marketing
• Social Media vs. Mass Media (I‘ve developed a free 56-page ebook for download: Don‘t Be the Obnoxious Drunk Guy: A Social Media Primer for Business) • Social Media for Publishers and Authors • The Changing Face of Marketing and Branding

If you‘re developing a story on any of these related subjects, I‘d be happy to offer a perspective. Just contact me via Skype.