Hi Bill and Welcome!

As Liz had mentioned I'm midway through an Australian trip. It's nice
to catch up with family and friends in the midst of a very hot
Australian summer. We have a little over a week here before flying
back to NY.

I'm checking my e-mails every few days and sure enough work beckons,
even from this distance. Still, any work to do with this book on Joan
is "good work" - My agent tells me that Avalon books are currently
reading my proposal for "Joan Crawford: Her Life In Letters," and
they are VERY intrigued by the concept of it.

Of course this is only stage one in the tiresome process of finding a
publisher, but it WILL happen.

Take care and keep your fingers crossed for a "yes, we want this
book!" response from ANY publisher.

Best -
Michelle



--- In
JoanCrawfordHerLifeInLettersBook@yahoogroups.com, "raybunny1951"
<wlong98126@a...> wrote:
>
>
> Michelle,
>
> I also would like thank you for allowing me to join. I can't wait
to
> read this book. My job at a public library allows me to witness
> what's popular and what's not. Joan Crawford movies still do a
> marvelous job in helping keep circulation totals up. A DVD such
> as 'Sudden Fear' has quite a long waiting list. Joan simply still
> sells. She has a timeless quality that appeals to 12 to 90 year
olds.
>
> My partner and I happened to meet Christina Crawford at a book
> signing in our city a few years back. It was her limited 20th
> anniversary release of that book. She gave some sort of a speach
and
> answered some questions of the group. Something crossed my mind, an
> instinct maybe? A gut reaction? This 'something' was a feeling that
> this woman was not on the up and up. The anger she had towards her
> mother was still there and shockingly crude at times. I kept these
> thoughts to myself and on the way home my partner mentioned out of
> the blue he felt Christina was lying and this whole evening was a
> waste of time. He had never read her book nor recalled ever seeing
> much of Joan's works. Just his gut reaction.
>
> Finally a book with the blessing of Joan Crawford's other grown
> children will give the public a new perception. I wait with eager
> anticipation.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> --- In JoanCrawfordHerLifeInLettersBook@yahoogroups.com, "Clara"
> <clape14@h...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Michelle!!! Thanks for the invitation of your group. Iīm so
glad
> > you got the permission from Joanīs daughter!!!
> > Love from Argentina,
> > Clara.