Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

I pray each and every one of you have a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving holiday with your family, friends, and loved ones!

God Bless!

Terrance

Film Job Posting:

JOB POSTING : LOW BUDGET NON-UNION INDEPENDENT FILM TO BE DIRECTED BY SEAN STONE (OLIVER STONE'S SON) IS SEEKING A GOOD FIRST AD (Assistant Director) TO START IMMEDIATELY...SHOULD BE MOVIE MAGIC SAAVY...9 DAYS OF WORK TOTAL...If you are interested please email resume or reccomendations to cwarhaftig@gmail.com

Mention you heard about it from Winsome Sinclair & Associates.

Good Reads For Your Collection...

Are You A Writer Looking For An Agent?...

With more than 1,300 practicing literary agents across the country, what’s an unagented scribe with no industry contacts to do? Where do you start? Who do you query, and how do you go about doing it? If you’re a new writer looking for representation, the submission process can certainly be daunting. Even when you assemble a list of agents who handle your particular category or genre, there’s always the possibility that some of those reps are too busy to take on new clients.

But fear not. We’ve got a special dossier to help you on your journey. Writer’s Digest has again assembled its annual short list of literary agents who’ve confirmed they’re open to reviewing queries from new and established authors alike. This means your work is going to get read and considered. And rest assured there’s an agent on this list for you, no matter what you’re writing.

So if you’ve finished your novel, memoir or book proposal (and spent some solid time revising it), you have come to the right place to find your ideal agent—the one eager to sell your work to publishers. Read on to learn who made the list this year, and to find out what they want and how they want to receive it. Your agent match might just be waiting.

For the list of agents paste this link into your web browser:
http://www.writersdigest.com/article/24-agents-who-want-your-work-2009

I Am So Excited To Announce...

Hello Everyone!!!

I have signed them 'Papers' (in the tome of Usher) for a new book deal.

It is a tribute book for my dear friend E. Lynn Harris. The book will feature novellas from myself, Stanley Bennett Clay, and James Earl Hardy.

You know it's going to be bananas!!

The book is scheduled for May 2010 just before E. Lynn's birthday.

I will make sure to keep you all updated of the official release date, and also when the book cover is available. This book is an original concept and first of its kind.

I hope you, your friends, co-workers, family members, and colleagues will support this book and show your love and support for a prolific writer, E. Lynn Harris. Also, support those of us who write works for and about us, and keep E. Lynn's legacy alive.

Terrance

My Good Friend, Charles Pugh, Becomes Detroit's First Openly Black Gay City Council President...

Hello everyone,

Check out the story I did for the Advocate on my good friend, Charles Pugh. He was elected on Tuesday as Detroit's first openly black gay city council president. I am very proud and happy for him. He really deserves it.

Check out the story:

Gay Victory in Detroit

Former news anchor Charles Pugh becomes Detroit’s first openly gay black city council president -- with the help of endorsements from the Council of Baptist Pastors and several individual pastors.

By Terrance Dean

While gay rights activists are still reeling from Tuesday’s marriage defeat in Maine, Detroit's LGBT residents are celebrating in force, with the groundbreaking victory of Charles Pugh, the embattled city’s first openly gay and black city council president.

“I feel amazingly encouraged that Detroiters have said they want new leadership,” Pugh tells The Advocate. “I think my being elected proves that the city is willing to accept people as they are. It really gives me hope as a sign that our community has been embraced.”

Pugh, 38, was a popular former Fox 2 News anchor and radio personality on FM 98 WJLB in Detroit. He left his two jobs in April and began his bid for city council.

“It was time for new leadership,” Pugh says. “As a native Detroiter, I was embarrassed every time our city was in the national spotlight for the absurd antics the previous council administration was casting on Detroit. Instead of sitting by watching our city be destroyed, I chose to take action.”

Pugh is referring to the numerous scandals that have plagued Detroit in recent memory -- namely the 2008 resignation of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who was caught up in a text message scandal and extramarital affair with his chief of staff and pleaded guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice, for which he served 99 days in jail. Detroit also faced national public embarrassment as city council members’ brawls, arguments, and over-the-top antics were captured and televised nationwide.

Pugh made a strong showing in the city council primary earlier this year, despite being openly gay in a city not necessarily known for its embrace of LGBT people. Pugh was endorsed by the AME Ministerial Alliance, the Council of Baptist Pastors, and several individual pastors. “They called and said they were with me,” Pugh says. “They told me that I was what was needed to move this city forward.”

Pugh even sat down with Pastor Marvin L. Winans, an influential local religious figure who has publicly spoken out against homosexuality. “Pastor Winans is a known agitator when it comes to LGBT issues,” Pugh says. “I was expecting him to be combative on that issue. Ironically, he was combative on the celebrity issue. He thought the only reason people were voting for me was because I am a ‘so-called’ celebrity. The gay issue did not come up.”

Continue reading the rest of the story here:
http://www.advocate.com/Politics/Election/Gay_Victory_in_Detroit/