Just when you thought it was safe...

...to relax and unwind, I learn there is MORE to be done with our little road trip project! Specifically, I have been learning the ins and outs of authoring a DVD! Dan, a very smart entertainment attorney, recently congratulated me on the "first leg" of my journey--getting the documentary on the air. (Actually it was more like the third or fourth leg given that I wrote the book before shooting the film. ) He says the next leg is distribution and marketing! 

Lovely. 

There have been an avalanche of requests for the DVD including offers to carry it from Barnes and Noble, Border's etc. The first problem each retailer wanted to work with a distributor. (ie: the Middle Man) I have found a firm that will help me sell the DVD. A great relief. I now find myself pondering such questions as how the packaging should look (environmentally friendly heavy cardboard or made-from-petroleum plastic?) What to put on this DVD for "extras?"

**(The photo is of humorist Kevin Kling on stage at the Sheldon Theater in Red Wing with videographer Joe Berglove. Kevin had us HOWLING as he told a ghost story about the Sheldon. You will most certainly see Kevin's performance on the DVD!)

I'm pondering who will actually make all those DVD's.   Should it be a local firm? A firm in New York? How much will all this cost? Little questions like that. The goal is to get something done by mid to late May if I don't implode first. 

Speaking of a minor implosion, or shall I say "collapse", since the documentary aired in March, I've found myself in a bit of a funk. Funny isn't it? I'm thrilled to have it done, but after all the intense work, I feel a little lost.  Friends worry I'll leap right into another project. My plan is to do some public events and appearances this summer and begin doing research for TOTR-2. Then again---I DO have a list of ideas for other projects...