Publish, perish, Passaic
When I first decided to try and write a book about the Passaic River I figured – naively as it turns out – that the actual writing would be the hardest part. I realize now that getting my Passaic River story published will be even harder. While I wait for my environmental memoir to “find a home” – that’s my agent’s gentle euphemism for the crasser “sell” – I’ve decided to write about this next chapter of This American River. It starts with a marketing plan . . .