The Ultimate Guide to Producing Documentary Books

Part 1: Producing a documentary book means you’ll be bringing together a group of creative minds.

Part 2: The documentary format can work for practically any subject you care to tackle.

Part 3: Without a delivery strategy your book can’t succeed.

Part 4: When it comes to selling books, a link to Amazon on your website or in a tweet is not going to do it.

Part 5: In publishing scheduling, we tend to start by working backwards.

Part 6: Take a mental inventory of the fundamentals that must be in place for you to have the maximum confidence in your project.

Part 7: Your book needs a road map to follow as your deal develops.

Part 8: It’s irresistible seeing that budget magic happen instantly and the reason why you’ll start to love spreadsheets.

Part 9: Book publishing is entirely deadline driven. It is like a script with a time lock plot where tension builds as the clock runs out.

Part 10: I explain how to figure the planning for the various stages of a book’s production cycle.

Part 11: Effective groups follow a chain-of-command system and winning teams have superstars.

Part 12: The producer’s job is to make sure all of the possibilities for the best coverage exist when the photographer arrives on the scene.

Sofía Rei’s Argentine nucleus has to be unlike that of most mere mortals; there is no other way to explain what happens when she sings.

A dazzling display of talent and reverence from a remarkable supergroup of rock musicians who played with Foreigner, Journey, The Who, Hall and Oats, Elton John, Alan Parsons and many other legends.

The undaunted cast of Duke City Repertory Theatre embraces mineral-vegetable-animal-human in a short stage version of The Jungle Book with confidence and dexterity.

Dog, cat, fibber or coward, I think we can all agree there’s an insult in there somewhere.

Developed in the New Flamenco style, this performance is not the tired expression of a once-forbidden folk art.

By mid-point, I was so entertained I didn’t want the story to end. And the ending is vastly different from anything I could have predicted.

Can a kiss blown from the hand of a little girl change the world?

Peter Pan is a satisfying escape that makes you wonder if you should have stayed in Neverland when you had the chance way back when.

The Lion King is more than a treasured family extravaganza, it’s a complete course in musical theater production.

Ah, the drama of blended families. When they find themselves facing asset allocation, personalities often supersede principals.

This version of Julius Caesar is both ancient and futuristic, with a spooky, tribal soundtrack.

Director Zane Barker stays true to Michael Bennett’s original structure as performers deliver a valiant effort in recreating this trailblazing chartbuster.