Interview With The Author of Jayne Mansfield Biography, Eve Golden

 

 

1. What motivated you to write your book, to force you from taking an idea or experience and turning it into a book? I've wanted for years to do a biography of Jayne Mansfield--she is not only tragic, but FUN, and there are so many interviews with her (print and on YouTube), that getting her own words and personality into a book would be doable.

 

2. What is it about and who is it for? It's for anyone who loves movies and camp and mid-century pop culture and chihuahuas and lovable, screwed-up, insightful but slightly warped movie stars.

 

3. What do you hope the reader will be left with after reading it? I want them to laugh! And cry! And go out and find her movies! I think the reader will come away from this book genuinely liking Jayne, but wanting to shake some sense into her.

 

4. What advice or words of wisdom do you have for fellow writers? Don't do it for the money, as there IS no money in writing. Only write because you "have" to.

 

5. What trends in the book world do you see -- and where do you think the book publishing industry is heading? There is more self-publishing, which can be a mug's game. Unless you are willing and able to promote, advertise, professionally edit, ruthlessly cut, and distribute your work, I would advise going with a company that has professionals who specialize in those services.

 

6. What challenges did you overcome to write this book? Jayne's children politely declined to cooperate with the book, which threw me. But her eldest, Jayne Marie, had given numerous interviews in the past, and those were helpful.  Also, so many stories and quotes by and about Jayne were invented by her PR people, so separating truth from fluff was a challenge.

 

7. If people can buy or read one book this week or month, why should it be yours? Even if they don't like my writing, people will love the 70-plus photos of Jaynie being divoon!

 

About The Author: A magazine editor and celebrity obituary writer, I have written six previous show-business biographies, and am currently at work on one of Lupe Velez.

twitter handle and linked in address of author Have neither--social media is an Infernal Machine to me. For more information, please see: evegolden.com

 

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Brian Feinblum should be followed on Twitter @theprexpert. This is copyrighted by BookMarketingBuzzBlog ©2022. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids, and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog. His writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s The Independent.  This blog, with over 4,000 posts over the past decade, was named one of the best book marketing blogs by BookBaby  http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs and recognized by Feedspot in 2021 and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.” For the past three decades, including 21 as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and two jobs at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen, Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Susan RoAne, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler. He recently hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America, and has spoken at ASJA, IBPA, Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester) and The Washington Post. He has been featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald. For more information, please consult: linkedin.com/in/brianfeinblum.