If you've ever wondered where your life was going, who you really are, and if that soul mate you've been waiting for is ever going to show up, chances are you've experienced your own Saturn Return. Don't believe in that "stuff"? Either did Adam Winter until fate intervenes in his rut of a life (stuck in a career he hates; waking up with all the wrong women) in the form of an email from his first love, Zoë, anxious to rekindle their teenage romance. Even though he hasn't seen her in 15 years, he knows this is the one. Adam's life starts to fall apart when he discovers that Zoë may not have sent the email. To make matters worse, Adam's life really begins unraveling on the same day he learns that Zoe will not be returning to his life.or so he thinks. That night, an 80 year old organ player at a 50's style lounge changes his life forever. Like Adam, Jen Savin's life, while professionally brilliant, is personally a disaster. Jen's consumed by her career in academia, has never experienced real love and wonders whether she'll end up being the weird old lady with a yard full of cats. Adam and Jen embark on similar yet separate journeys of self-discovery. Whether or not their paths cross or are meant to cross is left to fate. Is life just a series of random moments that somehow seem connected or do certain people come into our lives and things happen to us for a reason?
I never can figure out why these things are written in the third person, Bob Dole-esque style. Do you really think your favorite author isn't writing this him or herself? Given that, let me tell you a little about me.
I grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. As a kid I had a knack for building cruise ships out of Legos (this coincided with my religiously watching The Love Boat every Saturday night).
Even though I went to law school, all I really wanted to do was start some kind of business that would allow me to be creative.
I even owned a small clothing company that required me to dress in a moose costume to attract visitors to our kiosk at the Mall of America.
I started writing my first novel, I Will Faithfully Execute in 1992. It's a political thriller that takes place inside a presidential campaign. It was published in 2000 and was awarded my publisher's Book of the Year that same year. One great moment was when I received a letter from Bill Clinton, who had read the book.
My second book, but first non fiction one, The Fine Print of Self-Publishing was first published in 2004. The 3rd edition was released in 2008 and the 4th edition was released on April 2, 2011.
I am the CEO of Hillcrest Media Group,Inc., a book publishing company based in Minneapolis, MN. For more information about Hillcrest, visit www.hillcrestmedia.com. You may also want to visit my blog at www.publishingrevolution.com
