Well, there are times when the drama surrounding the writing and publication and marketing of a book involves more emotion and plot twists than what's in the actual story.

What am I talking about, Heritage Press set up a publication contract with Kathryn Bencriscutto, who just happens to be related to me, to write a memoir about her illustrious father, Mike Bencriscutto, a legendary golf instructor, course manager, and successful player, beloved father, and cherished husband.

 So, Kathy was supposed to send me 40,000 words on August 1st, 2023, when it didn't arrive, and I did not hear from her, I knew something was terribly wrong. Feeling it was imperative to get this done, I pulled the materials we had been working with together, got to work, and four months later Our Life in Golf was produced and published.

 

As things turned out, she had gotten terribly sick, and struggling to simply survive everything else had to be put on the back burner. The days went by, I'd completed her memoir, Our Life in Golf, and sent her some copies of the book not knowing if she was alive or had passed. 

 

From what I learned from Kathy, she was all but on her deathbed when the books arrive, refreshed her Spirit, she sent me an email, and not only is she on the mend but Kathy had a contact with a mover and shaker in Hollywood who knew about her father, had already made a film about golf, and told Kathy that he wanted to read the book and adapt it into a film!

What can I say...why do the best things seem to happen when you least expect them!!