I usually read the "Smithsonian" magazine cover to cover. The authors seem to be free lancers. I would start there. John Ferrell W8CCW When injustice becomes law, Resistance becomes DUTY. Thomas Jefferson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olin Lathrop" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 5:38 PM Subject: [OT] Looking for author > Someone I know has had a long life with a number of unusual things happen > to > her and around her. Occasionally she tells a anecdote and people find it > quite interesting and often ask for more. Recently the idea was floated > about a sort of biography being written. While this person can write OK > enough to make her points, if this book is to have any commercial success > it > needs to be done by someone truly good at it. > >>From the stories I have heard, I think this could be a book people that >>have > no connection to her would find interesting. I believe that if done > right, > it could well be a popular book. Think sortof like Alex Haley's "Roots", > but about a single person instead of a whole family line. > > I don't know anything about the literary world and have no such contacts. > I > got put in a situation where I had to say I would "ask around", but have > no > idea where to even start. > > So how does one find a author capable of writing such a book? They would > have to interview this person at length and write up the (true) stories in > a > way other people would want to read but not turn it into fiction. I don't > want to get into this too far because I wouldn't know how to interview > potential authors even if such people could be found. Should they be > looking for someone young trying to make name for themselves, someone > older > with a track record, something else? Any contacts? > > > ******************************************************************** > Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products > (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000. > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist