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Amazon’s Kindle Cloud Reader: Kiss Your App Goodbye

You just know this is how Kindle books will be utilized on the upcoming Amazon Tablet, right? This is fantastic, Amazon just released the browser-based Kindle Cloud Reader (which does sound like some kind of new age thing you need a … Continue reading

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#78 on Amazon’s Non-Fiction Bestseller’s List

WOW… The Killing of Osama Bin Laden is currently #78 on all of Amazon in the non-fiction category. Again, all without a mainstream publisher or even an agent.

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Kicking Ass on the Amazon Bestseller Charts

The Killing of Osama Bin Laden is a #1 Kindle bestseller in the category of Middle East History! And, even cooler, the #2 bestselling book on ALL of Amazon (Kindle and dead tree books) in the category of Middle East … Continue reading

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Amazing Review of The Killing of Osama Bin Laden

It’s only been about a day but so far, a couple of nice media mentions for THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN (How the Mission to Hunt Down a Terrorist Mastermind was Accomplished) that I wanted to point out and … Continue reading

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Is This The First Book About the Death of Osama Bin Laden?

THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN (How the Mission to Hunt Down a Terrorist Mastermind was Accomplished)… Call me crazy but I think I may be putting out the very first book about the manhunt to capture Osama Bin Laden … Continue reading

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MYN Books Now Available in the iBookstore

  I happy to announce that 4 of my books are now available for iBooks for the iPhone, Apple Touch and iPad through Apple’s iBookstore. GO FORTH AND KICK SOME ASS, WHERE’S MY F*CKING LATTE?, NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET … Continue reading

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MYN App for Android is Here!

The MYN App for Android smartphones or Android tablets is finally here! Last year, when the MYN iPhone app came out a number of people asked me about a version for Android. Well, it took some time but your requests … Continue reading

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Tweet About My Books, Win a $50 Amazon Gift Card

  Yes, it’s just that simple. Between now and May 17, send a tweet about one of my books and you’ll be entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon Gift Card! The Rules are simple: Mention any one of … Continue reading

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Where’s My F*cking Latte, #1 Kindle Bestseller

Where’s My F*cking Latte? (and Other Stories About Being an Assistant in Hollywood) just hit #1 in the “Movies” category. I think it’s been there before over the years but this is the first time I have documented proof, dammit! … Continue reading

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Kickstart Creativity on May 1

I decided that I was going to commence the actual writing of the Diary of a Madman sequel on May 1 and figured it would be cool if maybe 5/1 could be the day some of you procrastinating creatives kickstarted … Continue reading

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MoShow on the DirecTV Grid… Finally

They mispelled the name (It’s “MoShow” – no space) but we’re finally on the grid… though there’s no show info… sigh… it’s a process. I’ve been told by people smarter than I about such things that it takes months in … Continue reading

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MoShow Featured in NY Post and an update about DirecTV

Say what you want about the NY Post (it is the 13th oldest paper in the US) but it’s an influential news source that is read by lots of folks all over the world. So it was a wonderful surprise … Continue reading

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30 Second Commercial for The Mo Show

More great press today including Media Bistro http://www.mediabistro.com/webnewser/the-moshow-an-entertainment-tonight-for-mobile-content_b11038 Off to CES. Wish me luck!

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MediaWeek article on the MoShow!

It continues to be a bit of a strange learning curve for me. It’s one thing that we’re launching a TV show in a way that defies the usual way that television is created but it’s just been crazy. Mostly … Continue reading

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Welcome to My First TV Series

We tried shooting at LAX but it didn’t pan out. We even had a press pass but they booted the camera crew and the whole first part of the Travel Segment shoot would be re-envisioned to be lensed in a … Continue reading

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From Podcaster to TV Show Host: What a Long Strange Road It’s Been So Far…

(Right to left: My co-host Dana Ward, Greg Grunberg and me) None of this was planned. None of it. But I’ve always felt that hard work creates opportunities and you just have to be ready for them when they happen. … Continue reading

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TV Series Updates…

Okay… here’s the latest, hot off the presses… Your many comments and emails to me have been so supportive so I thought I’d post a quick update for those who may not have heard me talking about it in the … Continue reading

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Angel of Death Finale Date

No more than 5 minutes ago, I finished Chapter 20 of Angel of Death… bringing the Shadow Falls saga to a close and it made me think… Why not drop Chapter 20 on HALLOWEEN! So my intention, as of right … Continue reading

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Two More Screencaps from the Pilot

From a low-res cut of the sizzle reel. Myself and Dana Ward shooting video on our phones and me running like hell down LaCienega, trying to avoid a car that surprised me coming around the blind corner at Willougby.

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Angel of Death Chapter 17 coming next Wednesday

As I mentioned in the commentary cast for chapter 16, because of the necessity to get the first draft of this animated feature script to the animation company as quickly as possible, I need to spend the week in warp … Continue reading

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Pilot Screenshot From Rough Edit

From the first rough cut of the TV pilot. Myself (wearing my own t-shirt) and my co-hostess, Dana Ward from CleverTV. There are some meetings going on this week with potential major corporate sponsors, so keep your fingers X’d.

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Some Updates

It’s been busy, busy, busy, which is why I haven’t been as bloggy as I’d like to be. I figured I’d post a couple of updates just to get everyone up to speed. The TV Pilot – This incredible, improbable, … Continue reading

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