Love in Bloom (Theme Song to the Jack Benny Show), words and music by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger, @1934 (Renewed 1961) by Famous Music Corporation

Today, I mostly just looked up markets for educational children’s books. One thing I’ve noticed is that the children’s book publishing world is very small. The 2003 Children’s Writer’s & Illustrators Market book has a listing of only 800+ markets. I had 500 postcards made to be used as samples. When I look in the book I noticed that some companies only want to deal with artist who have agents, or client list’s, and brochures. I may have to cull leads from my 2002 Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market. I’m not sure if this is a good idea because the book is a year old. However, the book has 2,100 listings which is more than in the Children’s Writer’s & Illustrators Market book. From the other book I think I may send out stuff to record companies. I want to do this because I noticed that a majority of the record company listings say they want you to send them postcards of your work. And, well hell, I’ve got tons of them!

I hope I don’t end out having to send my postcards as Christmas cards next year. I need 500 client leads!

Also today I started work on a play that was inspired by a listing in the 2003 Writer’s Market book. It was on page 870 amongst the listing for playwriting. It appears that my beloved Center Stage wants no... “Plays about bourgeois adultery, life in the suburbs, Amelia Earhart, Alzheimer’s, mid-life crisis, ‘wacky southerners’, fear of intimacy, Hemingway, Bible stories, backstage life, are unacceptable, as are spoofs and mysteries.” Also it lists Charlotte Standt as the resident dramaturg, I could have sworn a thousand times over that her last name is Stroud not Standt. Oh, well.....

The writing prompt for today says to make a list of words that evoke happy feelings from the reader:

Here’s my list:

sunny days..........money
sunshine..............millions
rainbows..............power
smiles..................hero
laughs..................blue skies
orgasms...............toned abs
ecstasy.................oral
tickles...................a puppy
giggles..................music
apple pie...............dance
snow days.............freedom
vacations...............The way Bob Barker says Brand New Car
free love.................ladies night
free sex..................babies
free beer.................bubbles
childhood................playground
pets.......................cats
hamsters................the ferret from that TV commercial
pizza......................ice cream
diamonds................jewelry