On self-publishing: "Sometimes it works really well." But you have to be a great promoter. "Terry McMillan sold books out of the trunk of her car."
On his next projects: He likes science-fiction. "I'm working on a book called 'Crosstown Bus to Oblivion' -- five stories where working-class Black men end up destroying the world. They don't want to but it just ends up that way." Then he read from his newly-published book, "Blonde Faith".
Wow! this was a great talk! This is a great convention! I'm in awe. Now I'm gonna go look around for a free lunch -- and will probably find that too. Like I said, this place is Heaven. If you live in the New York, do try to come on down. I'm not sure if the expo is open to the public or not but if it is, It's well worth the trip.
PS: The press room officer just informed me that you gotta be in the book industry to get in. Sorry about that. Write a best-seller and go next year?
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