Ah, the Media!

It's fun seeing my picture in the newspaper. Sometimes it even makes me feel better than seeing my book in print.

Francine Milford, community reporter for the Venice Herald-Tribune deserves kudos. She did a wonderful job interviewing me. She made me sound so good, I'd go and see ME and buy my book. And she took a great picture of me holding my book, LIVING WELL WITH MENOPAUSE. And you can even read the title of the book.

We met by the fountain outside the Jacaranda Library and she took pictures amid the Florida flora. Now, that's what I call low stress. Thanks, Francine. You are a credit to your profession.

I must admit, I've been interviewed under much more stressful conditions. Interviewers misspelled my name, made uninformed comments about my practice and books, and generally made me gasp and go into panic attacks when I saw what they'd written. But, not Francine. She presented the essential me.

Is this what this is all about---ME, ME, ME?

Maybe...

But...

after

*1 person shows up for a booktalk

*50 people show up for a booktalk and no one buys a book

*agents who ask to see my work and then never get back to me or even answer my e-mails after I've sent it

*not receiving the proper royalties and being told I'll get them, then never getting them
*and more---

having someone interview me and take my picture, and treat me like someone who might have something valuable to say... is truly wonderful!

If you want to read the interview and see ME and MY BOOK, go to www.heraldtribune.com/venice for September 28, 2005, Venice Community Central, p. 4B. (You can also click on the Herald Tribune Interview link to the right and be zoomed right there!)

Keep reading and writing----it all does even out!

Best,

Carolyn