Holy mother of Wow, Deb. That's
fabulous!
I too am waiting with glee for the above-outlined scene to unfold.
Mind you, I'm actually JUST as pleased about this for the sake of the added clout it should lend you, because the Matty Groves publishers need a serious kick in the butt wrt their approach to your books. Bleeding STUPID is what they are being right now, and I hope that this might make them have a wee rethink.
(And, yes, the novel is the one I sent you the first chapter of. Really pleased you liked it!)
And I think I know how I want to do it: a thriller with a single story arc spanning three books.
Oh, that sounds like fun! This project is going to be so cool, Deb.
First chunk of the hip-hop proposal done.
Fear me.
Anyone want to suggest a company name for me?
Here's what it is: it's a shoe company, founded by a young black hip entrepreneur (Todd KC) in the nineties. The shoes were originally targeted at a very small market, but it was really obvious really fast that this was going to be huge, crossing cultural lines and going head to head with Nike and the other major players in the market. What kicked the through the roof - and turned Todd into a multimillionare at the age of 25 - was the way the world of hip-hip embraced the product.
I need a name for the shoe company. Very hip, resonant of the early nineties. This is the fictionalisation of Fubu, which of course is an acronym for "For Us, By Us".
Anyone?
blinking at Aimee
Didn't see what you deleted. Tease.
Names for this damned company that I'm playing with right now: Lockstep. Step It Up.
Damn. Feh.
What about something really simple with a lot of connotations, like Flag? I could see the marketing for it: "Fly Your Flags." "Flags Fly."
Zapatos. It's Spainsh for shoes, but maybe not a good idea.
