I finally finished my next book. ADLAND: SEARCHING FOR THE MEANING OF LIFE ON A BRANDED PLANET. It's a non-fiction title, coming from Doubleday late summer of 2009. Part quirky memoir, part consideration of modern work, it's about life then and now in the advertising industry.

Here's an advance blurb from one of my favorite creative people at one of my favorite agencies:

"I've been in advertising more than twenty years and spent countless hours trying to tell people how insane and hilarious and exciting and pointless and fascinating it all is. Now all I have to do is hand them this book."
-Jamie Barrett, Creative Director/Partner Goodby Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco



I'll post more on it in the weeks ahead.

Also, I've just about finished with my second novel, tentatively titled SNIPPED, and I'm hoping that it's available as soon as possible after ADLAND.

Finally, there's finally been some real progress on the film front for THE FUTURIST. An A-level writer/director is working on a screenplay as I write this and I'm hoping that the muse is treating him well.