August 11, 2010 — Hello Friends! I am very pleased and proud to announce that pre-release copies of Everything I Never Wanted to Be by Dina Kucera are now available. Visit www.everythinginever.com to learn more about this amazing memoir. To order your copy now, click here:
I first met Dina last January on Facebook. I followed a link to her blog, and told her I liked her writing. I was not alone. James Frey also wrote to her. His message was short but sweet: “You are a good writer. No doubt.”
Dina told me her blog posts were excerpts from a memoir she was trying to publish. I read the entire memoir and was blown away. It’s an amazing story. I encouraged her to try to find a major publisher. I also told her that if nobody else would publish her book, I would.
A couple of months later she came back to me and said, “Let’s make a book.” The result is Everything I Never Wanted to Be. In all, her manuscript was turned down by 74 agents and publishers. They’re all going to be kicking themselves when they see this book. And it all came to be thanks to persistence – and a few blog posts.
Everything I Never Wanted to Be is the true story of one family’s battles with alcoholism and drug addiction over four generations. It’s a story that is alternately horrifying and hilarious, told with uncanny honesty.
“This book is an exact replica of my life,” says Dina. “The truth—plus the funniest thing I could think of to help me survive the truth. I’m confident people are bright enough to tell the difference between me telling the truth and me being funny. In this book, you get both.”
For more information, including excerpts, info about the author, and an early review from publisher and movie producer Mark Shelmerdine, click here.
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