Claude Bouchard Books

I've written in past posts about the frustrations of being a writer with the long hours involved in promoting and building a following, the agonizing waiting for some publisher somewhere to make a decision and extend an offer, the non-stop marketing of one's work generating sales that are far from representative of the time and efforts involved.

However, there are also thrills related to being a writer. Each indiviual book sale is exciting. Another new review which confirms your work is as good as you believed it was, is gratifying. Being approached for an interview or a guest blog brings a writer satisfaction. Recognition for one's efforts is a large part of the compensation writers receive.

I woke up this morning to somewhat of a thrill. An email awaited me from an L.A. based film producer who had heard of the first two novels of my series, Vigilante and The Consultant, inquiring if the film and television rights were available. A film producer might be interested in my stories! WOW... Though she hadn't read the books yet, she was anxious to do so based on reviews she'd seen and recommendations made to her.

Perhaps, in the end, nothing will come of this. Maybe, though I doubt it, she may feel that my work wouldn't be a viable project. However, today, I am thrilled to be a writer.