The author worked steadily in Hollywood from 1991-2003 as a writers' and producer's assistant, switch board operator, casting receptionist, executive secretary, hardware lease administrator, newsletter writer, and website creator, very often while "floating" - serving as a "temp" secretary or assistant in Production or Administration. While she hardly set Hollywood on fire (in a high-profile way), she achieved goals through dogged determination, a wildly contagious sense of the absurd, and lots of hard work. If your dreams include working in Hollywood, this book reveals one laugh-a-minute avenue for getting your foot in the door, and provides ample evidence that you don't have to be perfect (by a long shot) to be valued in - and valuable to - the entertainment industry.
UPDATE 2011: THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PURCHASED "SERVAL SON" ON ITS OFFICIAL DEBUT DAY, SEPT.1, 2011. Because you all banded together and bought it on the same date, SERVAL SON made it to #2 in the Animal Rights category and #4 in the Nature>Fauna category. Its reviews have been heartwarming to read, too.
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And now... for a brief non-animal bio (since you've probably already read the animal-centric one):
Author Kristine M Smith has been a fan of DeForest Kelley for almost five decades. She has also meandered among his fans at numerous conventions and at individual and collective ceremonies honoring him and the science fiction series he helped forge into an iconic legend. She writes: "I have witnessed first-hand the enormous love and respect people have for De. And I continue to see, almost daily, how people have remained enchanted with him, even following his passing in 1999. Millions of people were immediately and acutely affected by his unanticipated death. Tens of thousands of them expressed outright anguish ' feelings akin to losing one's best friend or a family member. A single, cursory visit to just one of numerous DeForest Kelley websites (national and international) proves the veracity of this declaration.
"Categorically and undeniably, De became -- and will endure as -- one of the most-loved and best-remembered personalities in the world. His Dr. McCoy is at the heart of STAR TREK's mythology, and TREK is a tenacious mythology which will last until the day humans forget how to aspire to a higher standard for themselves and their progeny.
"De was my friend, but he was also my hero -- one of very few heroes whose durability was sorely tested, yet found to be utterly reliable. I wrote this book (DeFOREST KELLEY: A HARVEST OF MEMORIES) to show how deeply De influenced my life ' and to remind you, his fans and friends, how seamlessly and comfortably he fitted into yours.
"I undertook this endeavor for the millions of fans who never had the pleasure of meeting De 'up close and personal.' My sincerest goal for this book is that it will validate every intuition you ever had about DeForest Kelley being one of Hollywood's 'good guys.'"
Smith has been an animal welfare advocate and humane education staff worker and executive director, a wild and domestic animal caretaker, an animal rescue worker, an executive secretary at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, and an Activity Director at an assisted living facility. She was DeForest Kelley's personal assistant and caregiver at the end of his life.
For the past four years she has been a copywriter, creating riveting copy for businesses here at home and around the globe. Find out more at kristinemsmith.biz.
